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Originally Posted by WhoIsDaffy
I dont expect someone from Japan (or anywhere else) to know the details of my culture. And im not going to get offended if they dont, or give them any brownie points for knowing.
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Easier said than done.
I'm American, and while I'm pretty open minded about other cultures, I'm still grounded in my own, as well as the rest of us. If someone were to flip me the middle finger, or stick their tongue out at me, I would be offended. Why? Because in America, those are offensive gestures. However, in other parts of the world, these are friendly greetings.
It's not that they might not know about YOUR culture, it's that you probably don't know about theirs and have no way to know if they're offending you or not.