Kindness and respect can open doors on the road

“I think when you show genuine curiosity, and when you’re confident enough to walk alone with a smile on your face, people think, he really wants to be here. And you ask a question, and all of a sudden you’re getting invited in for tea and food. If you’re polite and show due respect, I think people get it. When you’re being disingenuous, they get that, too. But when you’re being genuinely kind, it’s so disarming.”
–Henry Rollins, “Punk Rock World Traveler,” World Hum, November 2, 2011