{"database": "surfing", "table": "posts", "rows": [["37506", "423", "Mighty Water Dragon:", 43, "Roy Stewart", "Mar 30, 2012", "2012-03-30T17:14:00-0400", "jdogger\n wrote:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoy Stewart\n wrote: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n            It's actually seen as polite in China to speak in the third person, and with good reason. It's more detached.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoy had a plum in his mouth as a child.\n        \n\n\nClick to expand...\n\n\n\n\n\tHow many Chinese surfers are on this post?\u00c2  Lot's of nationalities here but I haven't seen any\u00c2 posts from China yet. just trying to keep it real. \n\n\n\n\nClick to expand...\n\n\n\n\nWell, Paulownia wood is Chinese, Roy also  has Chinese ancestry a very sharp Miao Dao,  Zhan Ma Dao and Qiang with Waxwood shaft.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI hope that this helps, however the point is that writing in the third person is more detached than writing in the first person, and is perfectly polite. No further meaning should be given to the practice.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n."]], "columns": ["post_id", "thread_id", "thread_title", "post_number", "author_username", "post_date", "post_date_iso", "post_body"], "primary_keys": ["post_id"], "primary_key_values": ["37506"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7785900015733205, "license": "Public Domain"}