Polite interest and indifference are much more common, very similar to the United States, another country which threw off the colonial yoke by force: a similar mixture of wryness and curiosity.

礼节性地表示兴趣和漠不关心的情况则更为常见。 这与另一个靠武力摆脱殖民压迫的国家——美国非常相似：不快与好奇混杂在一处。

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