Could all these varying attitudes be down to the what the individual thinks is polite/acceptable behaviour? If you’ve been brought up to be very polite, especially toward those viewed as having a higher social position, be that through education, occupation or age, then perhaps you’ll be more likely to ask ‘permission’ to train elsewhere. If, subjectively, you’re a bit more brusque, a ‘you’re not the boss of me’ -type and have a more transactional relationship with your martial arts teacher, maybe you’ll find it’s perfectly acceptable to do as you please.
The more urbane type of person might view the transactional type of behaviour with internalised horror. The ‘you’re not the boss of me’-type will view the deferential behaviour of the urbane with incredulity. The world is made up of all sorts of people and we tend to surround ourselves with ‘birds of a feather’. Sometimes we need to look outside our bubble and try and understand, hard as that can be.
The more urbane type of person might view the transactional type of behaviour with internalised horror. The ‘you’re not the boss of me’-type will view the deferential behaviour of the urbane with incredulity. The world is made up of all sorts of people and we tend to surround ourselves with ‘birds of a feather’. Sometimes we need to look outside our bubble and try and understand, hard as that can be.
