To be clear, “hurt” in this case meant maybe she scraped her knee or just tripped or wasn’t hurt and just scared from falling. If she was bleeding profusely or screaming in pain I (and I’m sure many other people) would have run over to help immediately.
She was not seriously injured nor in any immediate danger. Most likely she just needed comfort that her caregiver was not providing.
No, this is not just American problem. I live in Europe and being a male I make sure I don't talk to any children or minors (I mean I don't talk first, if someone asks me for the time I can answer quickly and go away even quicker). Any kind of physical contact like helping to stand up is a great taboo.
Please don't post nationalistic flamebait to HN. It leads to nationalistic flamewars, which we definitely don't need here.
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@dang: I don't see any nationalistic flamebait here. Just somewhat argumentative speak.
Culture differences are not nationalistic flamebait.
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To be clear, “hurt” in this case meant maybe she scraped her knee or just tripped or wasn’t hurt and just scared from falling. If she was bleeding profusely or screaming in pain I (and I’m sure many other people) would have run over to help immediately.
She was not seriously injured nor in any immediate danger. Most likely she just needed comfort that her caregiver was not providing.
No, this is not just American problem. I live in Europe and being a male I make sure I don't talk to any children or minors (I mean I don't talk first, if someone asks me for the time I can answer quickly and go away even quicker). Any kind of physical contact like helping to stand up is a great taboo.
Yikes. I'm a 30 year old male and I've never once thought like this.