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So A Rice Grower And A Wheat Grower Walk Into A Coffee Shop

A new study suggests that modern-day Chinese might behave differently in coffee shops — depending on whether their ancestors grew rice or wheat.
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Say you're at your local coffee shop.

You order a cappuccino or a caramel macchiato and look for a cozy spot where you can settle in for an hour or two. But there's one problem: A bunch of chairs are blocking the aisle.

At this critical moment, do you: a) Contort and squeeze your body around the misplaced chairs, just in case someone had a good reason for putting them there? Or b) Move the chairs, so you can quickly sit down and start drinking your beverage before it gets cold?

Some academics believe that, at least in China, your choice may depend on whether your ancestors farmed rice or wheat.

"It sounds a bit, an assistant professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, who put forth the idea in . "This definitely isn't what I'd call a typical way of doing a psychology study."

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