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" She peers through the glass for flavors instead of leaving the door hanging open. My mom calls this noonchi, which is Korean for "situational awareness" or "considerateness." People who lack it keep their backpacks on in crowded trains and refuse to slow down when they're walking behind old people. Which is to say they're assholes. This girl has noonchi. She's polite. "

Mary H.K. Choi , Permanent Record


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Mary H.K. Choi quote : She peers through the glass for flavors instead of leaving the door hanging open. My mom calls this noonchi, which is Korean for