Since there are frequent anecdote posts relaying crappy interpersonal exchanges experienced, or witnessed, in Seattle, I am going to inform the reddit community about an incident I witnessed that was the polar opposite.
I was walking east on Madison this afternoon when I passed 2 vehicles that must have had a fender bender before I arrived. Since I didn’t witness it I don’t know whose fault it was. But I saw a middle aged Somalian woman wearing a chador get out of one vehicle and a youngish tattooed white guy smoking a cigarette get out of the other. They seemed to inspect the damage. Which apparently was minimal or none. He put his hand gently on her shoulder, a gesture that seemed to be saying “it’s alright, nothing to worry about”. She had looked tense but this seems to have had the desired effect, as she gave a warm smile and seemed more at ease . A brief exchange which appeared friendly took place and they both got in their respective vehicles and drove away. The END.
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