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StrandedAlien (Offline)
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05-23-2011, 04:03 AM

I mean the very heavy reliance on nonverbal communication to regulate social interaction, the distrust of words, the dependence on hints and indirectness to solve problems. These are present in (almost) every culture, but the tatemae/honne distinctions are especially strong in Japan.


I take some comfort in the fact that I'll have interesting memoirs.
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