Canterbury Assailed

A Shipman’s Tale of a Travel Day, Including 15 hours in a 15 Minute City

I forget where I read this factoid, but if you make any absurdly unreasonable request of a stranger, like cutting in line at the supermarket, your odds of a successful request increase from 1% to 90%, if you provide a ‘because’ justification. E.g., Saying, ‘Can I skip ahead of you’ on its own is less persuasive than saying: ‘Can I skip ahead of you plea…