“…By using politeness more frequently, Latinos/as exercise one of the core features of this cultural script, which is to appear modest, likable, and considerate to others. As stated earlier, being polite is considered one of the key features of Simpatía, and Simpatía, in turn, has been defined as a key feature of how Latinos/as interact (Domínguez-Espinosa & Velasco-Matus, 2017). This behavioral evidence provides support for detecting this cultural script and traces its occurrence within other culturally relevant interactions, such as those within the health, parenting, and academic contexts (García, Zuñiga, & Lagon, 2017; Mogro-Wilson, Rojas, & Haynes, 2016).…”