英国人“白给的现金都不想要”
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="research">research</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span>。</p><p><span word="Cash">Cash</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="station">station</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="travellers">travellers</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>。</p><p><span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="read">read</span> "<span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span>" <span word="were">were</span> <span word="positioned">positioned</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Newcastle">Newcastle</span>, <span word="Medway">Medway</span>, <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span>, <span word="Perth">Perth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Leicester">Leicester</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="rush">rush</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> 38 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span>。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span>。</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span>, <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cynical">cynical</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="gestures">gestures</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span>。</p><p><span word="Results">Results</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 69<span word="pc">pc</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="goodwill">goodwill</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freebies">freebies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="only">only</span> 23<span word="pc">pc</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loyalty">loyalty</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="eco">eco</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span>。</p><p><span word="Jude">Jude</span> <span word="Thorne">Thorne</span>, <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Officer">Officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ice">Ice</span>, <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="genuine">genuine</span> <span word="bargains">bargains</span>, <span word="discounts">discounts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="catch">catch</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="admitting">admitting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="actively">actively</span>."</p>
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