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I love how people trust others in Spain

I ordered a box of wines for BIL's birthday. DH asked: "Did they take your name?" "No." "Did they take your phone number?" "No." "People really trust people here."

 

It's kind of nice. The same thing can happen in a bar you frequent for the morning coffee if you forget your money: "Just pay me tomorrow."  Sometimes, when I worked at Dunkin Donuts and the credit/debit card line was down and people didn't have cash, I'd let them pay me later or tomorrow (only the regulars). Every. Single. One. came back, and most left a huge tip for trusting them.

I can say a lot about the state of Spain right now, but it truly is nice to be trusted like that.

Re: I love how people trust others in Spain

  • neepsneeps member
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    Steven Covey says in his book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that for people to be trustworthy you must first trust them. In other words, if you hadn't first trusted your customers how would you ever know they were trustworthy?
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  • I love stuff like that. They keep a running list at my work's cafeteria (a bit different, I know) for people who forgot lunch money. It's just awesome to have someone say, 'you know what, bring it in next time'--and from the crossed off names on the list, people definitely do.

    Also, when travelling to the Cotswolds, there's a little town where there's an 'honesty box' for cute crafts. I've seen these sorts of boxes before, but this one is especially memorable for me--just really adorable, I guess. 

  • Mom used to have a farm stand where people paid for their produce by leaving money in the box. Most people respected that, but I still remember having to be on the lookout for when a lady in a red convertible would pull in - she never paid.
  • I read in Thinking Fast and Slow that if there is a picture of an eye or anything resembling someone watching you near an honesty box, people are actually more honest. That was simultaneously awesome, hilarious and creepy to read.
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