• andrew_bidlaw
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    1111 days ago

    Is that some kind of eastern or muslim-aligned thing, or maybe have something with a climate? In western Russia you sometimes meet (mostly elderly) caucasian dudes from eastern parts and bordering countries who talk a little like that, while natives seldom talk at all besides what’s needed. Is that some shared cultural custom in the region?

    I kinda like that.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      2911 days ago

      I think it is a Middle Eastern thing. Something like cultural hospitality and the connection of social/community and economic ties. “Business is personal” is how I heard a friend who was in Iraq say it.