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Why We Often Misunderstand Each Other & Why Are Toxic Chemicals In Your Clothes?

Something You Should Know

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The Importance of Indirect Communication

In cultures like ours where politeness is actually fairly important, it really is the case that asking somebody to do something for them is kind of a big thing and therefore people are very indirect. We have an impoverished way of communicating other drivers what our intentions are. So you can easily escalate to road rage when other drivers are being unsafe and also they aren't really sorry for having done it. Some people are proposed having some sort of, I'm sorry, light that you could use on the back of your car just like your brake lights but then of course people might use it sarcastically and therefore that wouldn't actually help.

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