I think itâ??s interesting that people think that Mexican lie a lot because they confuse their pleasantries for lies. From the story Agar told, it did, actually, seem like Luis was lying, and it would have irritated me because it seemed like they went into the situation unprepared, but I understand where Luis is coming from, too. I learned to ballroom dance from my best friend, who is an American-born Filipino. He would constantly tell me that I did a good job and did everything beautifullyâ??and then show me how to do the move again, which was usually completely different from what I had done. I would always fight with him because he wouldnâ??t correct me when I was wrong, and I need that continual feedback to learn. I didnâ??t even think that this could have been a cultural thing rather than just him being polite all the time. Since heâ??s very comfortable with me and his brother acts the same way, perhaps it is Filipino etiquette. I never understood it, but he probably didnâ??t understand why I was asking him to be rude or abrasive to me. I know that I wasnâ??t offending him or vice versa, but perhaps if I had known him less well, he would have been offended, and maybe I would have been even more upset that my teacher couldnâ??t teach. I guess we all have different definitions of â??good job.â?? These cultural idiosyncrasies fascinate meâ??I wonder what else Americans do that completely shocks others and how often people feel comfortable enough to ask aboutâ??like the girl who asked what a date wasâ??or who just lets them slip by.