Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Weaponising Friendliness

Much of the time, when dealing with administrators in places like banks or ticketing offices, they’ll use your foreignness and lack of awareness against you – bamboozling you with half-truths or outright lies in order to get rid of you before you can make them do their job. Other times, your outsider status can help you. Because administrators are insecure creatures and naturally defensive, if you have a relaxed attitude and laugh at yourself or drop in a dobre or k’vo, it can disarm them. They may suddenly become helpful or even smile along with you with what seems like relief.

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