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Originally Posted by YuriTokoro
Yes, Japanese culture may be different from others.
Our culture is, dare I say it, “Apologize, first”.
I think we seem to apologize all the time. We apologize even if we are not wrong. When we see foreign people refusing to apologize, we can’t help thinking they are rude or selfish.
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In the UK too, you get people who don't apologise when they are wrong. We don't say they are rude though, We tend to say they are 'obnoxious'. Although, in modern Scotland, you'll get people like that described using swear words. lol. That seems to be coming more and more into daily Scots-English language, even though it is still bad. Of course, Japan is famous for its multiple degree's of etiquette and respect, so the 'Apologise, first' culture, doesn't really surprise me.
As for dogsbody's “inTO/” post, I think that might be a typing error