Even though we think that letting people tell the same stories without correction is the “nice” thing to do, in some ways, it’s actually not so polite. Though listeners try their best to pretend it’s the first time they’ve heard what is in fact a familiar story, most people aren’t very good actors (some people start to look down at ... More @Wikipedia
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