Before, 'voicing their good fortune among higher- carbon colleagues was seen as impolite, ' said Paul Bledsoe, director of communications and strategy at the National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan research organization.

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In the Western world, too little eye contact is interpreted as being impolite, insincere, or even dishonest.

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In the US it can be seen as more than impolite to question religious-based beliefs.

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