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What's one polite thing people often do where you live?

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Where I live, people usually queue politely and wait their turn. Nobody pushes in. It's a simple custom, but it makes daily life feel calm and fair.

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  • hold the door — keep a door open so the person behind you can come through“He held the door for the woman carrying shopping bags.”

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