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