Maybe in your country, they are afraid of pain.

A random conversation with my dentist this afternoon.

Dentist; So yeah, we now, uhm, repair the tooth.

Me: Can I have some anaesthetics?

D: You mean injection?

M: Yes I mean injection.

D: I think maybe, you don't need it.

M: I think maybe I do need it.

D: But I think maybe, no - you do not need it.

M: But I think I do.

D: I think maybe, no - it will make your mouth very numb.

M: I love it when my mouth is numb.

D: Uhm, I think maybe, Chinese people do not like it when mouth is numb.

M: Well, I am not Chinese.

D: Uhm. I think maybe, in your country they are afraid of pain.

M: Well... Ok, yeah - we are.

D: So maybe, it's ok. Please wait for a while.