Comments on: preliminary unscientific reflections on hospitality http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/ mostly on ethics, religion and political philosophy Sun, 10 May 2009 07:58:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vi http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/#comment-397 Vi Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:27:24 +0000 http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/#comment-397 I'm sure you'll encounter many more quirks in their personalities and attitudes...keep posting, it'd be great to read what you think. =) I’m sure you’ll encounter many more quirks in their personalities and attitudes…keep posting, it’d be great to read what you think. =)

]]> By: eenauk http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/#comment-391 eenauk Tue, 16 Jan 2007 03:59:49 +0000 http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/#comment-391 Vi - i have subsequently to this post been informed (tho offline) that i failed to take into account the fact that for indians, at least, politeness requires that you initially say 'no' to your host's offers; this, naturally, does not provide said host with any _useful_ information so that he or she must continue to ask, just in case your 'no' meant 'yes', the meaning of your multiple and ever more adamant nos only gradually sliding into the semantical territory usually covered by 'yes'. Thankfully, the food usually tastes quite alright... and, yes, i do plan to have fun. Vi – i have subsequently to this post been informed (tho offline) that i failed to take into account the fact that for indians, at least, politeness requires that you initially say ‘no’ to your host’s offers; this, naturally, does not provide said host with any _useful_ information so that he or she must continue to ask, just in case your ‘no’ meant ‘yes’, the meaning of your multiple and ever more adamant nos only gradually sliding into the semantical territory usually covered by ‘yes’. Thankfully, the food usually tastes quite alright… and, yes, i do plan to have fun.

]]> By: Vi http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/#comment-390 Vi Tue, 16 Jan 2007 00:21:08 +0000 http://onwardsandforwards.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/preliminary-reflections-on-hospitality/#comment-390 Stumbled here through my tag surfer--quite in interesting perspective. I'm an Indian living in America, and my parents have a tendency to do this to our guests--I suppose it's something hardwired into their genes? :D Hope you have fun in Kolkata! Stumbled here through my tag surfer–quite in interesting perspective. I’m an Indian living in America, and my parents have a tendency to do this to our guests–I suppose it’s something hardwired into their genes? :D

Hope you have fun in Kolkata!

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