Armond, a high-strung resort manager, instructs a new employee on the philosophy of service at the White Lotus. He emphasizes the importance of shedding one's individual identity to become a 'generic' and 'interchangeable' presence for the guests.
ARMOND: I don’t know how it worked at your other properties, but at the Lotus, self-disclosure is discouraged. So if you’re asked - like, where are you from, you can say, I’m from Panama City or wherever you’re from...
CARMEN: I’m from here. I’m local.
ARMOND: Oh, right. You’re a local. That’s right
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