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Sarah Mitchell @ Silicon Canals · 02/08/2026 13:00 EDT

People who say thank you to service workers often have these 7 traits that are increasingly becoming rare

In a world where genuine human connection is becoming as rare as a handwritten letter, those who still look service workers in the eye and say "thank you" possess character traits that psychologists say are vanishing from modern society.

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