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Originally Posted by masaegu
An American friend of mine, who has just returned home from her trip to Japan, asked me a good question today and I thought I would share it with you guys as I do not think anyone has asked the same question here.
On her last night in Japan, my friend went to a bar in Narita where she is pretty sure she heard two employees saying 「おはようございます。」 to each other. She says it was around 9:00 pm then.
Did she hear it correctly? Why or why not?
(Native speakers and the ranks of Nyororin and MMM, please refrain from answering until a few others have posted. Thanks!)
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They were starting their night shift... I assume.
Westerners do the same thing, I say good-morning to people after they've woken up regardless of the time of day.