I was in a city in a foreign country once and completely lost. A local showed me the way to my hotel and walked at least a mile with me. This was a long time ago but I still remember her kindness.

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DamonHD 2 days ago | parent [-]

I went to Tokyo a couple of times for different reasons, and was frequently amazed by the people in the street or behind the counter in a restaurant, etc, who would stop and take the time to help me, often in perfect English, do whatever it was that I was failing with!

	▲	grvbck 13 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes! I have stories like that from every Japanese city or town I've been to. Easily the most hospitable, kindest locals I've ever encountered while traveling. Although, I am often surprised by how kind/helpful/generally nice people are when I travel. Even in places like Paris or Glasgow, that have a reputation of being a bit rude or at least reserved toward outsiders.
	▲	nephihaha a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes, this happened to me at the time. Most people had bad English and I had bad Japanese when I went but some of them were very kind.