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08-09-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by StrangeLee View Post
I actually have the privilege of working alongside a Japanese VIP and his attache in the past, and decided to give myself a crash course in Japanese business etiquette, so I wouldn't come across as a fool before meeting them in person.

While the duty on the day was rather solemn, I found them an absolute pleasure to work with. To me it was something unforgettable, and I might talk about it more in the future.
AH, that reminded me that my own study of the culture and language had an earlier start than I remembered. In the late 1970s I learned some Japanese because I was exchange Telex and Fax messages daily with a banker in Tokyo. But there was a big lapse after I left that company.


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