"Miguel Cruz" schreef in bericht
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> Pan wrote:
> > Furthermore, people who were friendly to me included passengers on
> > long-distance buses, one of whom subsequently met up with me in KL,
> > introduced me to her fiance', her family, her fiance's family, and
> > belanjaed me for a meal and a trip to Batu Caves, where her fiance'
> > acted as an informal guide. Various other Malaysians took me out for
> > meals and insisted on paying.
>
> A few recent examples from my experience there...
>
> - the elderly gentleman we met on the train from Penang to KL who insisted
> on taking us out for dinner.
>
> - the young woman driving by as we walked along a road a little ways
outside
> of KL who stopped and gave us a ride, well out of her way.
>
> - the man in suit and tie who saw us looking confused (actually we were
more
> groggy from a long flight than confused) at a little restaurant, and
> recommended a dish to us. Later, as he was leaving, he paid for our meals
> before we knew what had happened, "just in case we didn't enjoy what he
> recommended" (we did).
>
> I could go on and on with little examples of hospitality and kindness that
> would be hard to find in the west, none of which had anything to do with
> expectations of money from us.
My experience after 17 years of travels to Africa, Latin America, Asia and
Eastern Europe: the poorer the country, the more generous and hospitable are
the people.
Sjoerd
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