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by stcredzero 5507 days ago
'Thanks', and 'please', are used in Dutch only when there is much to thank for (saving someones life, or at least possessions or the like). While in English they are part of almost any question or exchange, no matter how trivial.

The Vietnamese have a similar attitude. The "Thank You" on your electric bill? The Vietnamese attitude is WTF?