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I have done this. I’ve said, ‘Gracias’ in Spanish spaces or ‘Gamsahamnida’ in Korean spaces. My younger son corrected me on this. I was not sensitive to how it makes the people in those spaces feel like ‘other’ and perhaps feel cornered into giving me a strained smile without mirth and nodding as if I did something nice for them.

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Scarlet Ibis James 🦩
Scarlet Ibis James 🦩

Written by Scarlet Ibis James 🦩

I am a writer, reader, essayist, published author and editor. https://www.scarletibisjames.com.

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