A Vietnamese Told About An Amazing Trait Of Belarusians

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Vietnamese Le Van Huy, who lives in Minsk and has already written many times about the peculiarities of the mentality of Belarusians, shared another observation in Threads.

"Hello, my name is Le Van Huy. I am from Vietnam and live in Minsk," he wrote. - I noticed that people in Belarus say "sorry" even if it's not their fault. I don't understand why it's so, but I try to do the same".

Belarusians tried to explain to the guest the reasons for such behavior and thanked him for his attentiveness.

"Sorry" is often just a soft way to start a conversation, not an admission of guilt. In Belarus in general they like politeness on automatic - first 'excuse me', then the question," wrote one of the commenters.

"In Belarus it is important to respect a person's personal boundaries. I think you are facing this phenomenon. If you can't respect the boundaries, you should apologize. It's very good that you noticed it, even if unknowingly," another commenter supported him.

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