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acjama (Offline)
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07-11-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
It's poor manners to look someone in the eye in Japan too much.
Good catch. Meant to say "a brief eye contact". Ogling is bad.

Speaking in Japanese doesn't quarantee that a Japanese hears Japanese, not in Japan and especially not in a foreign environment. The short eye contact helps Japanese penetrate the foreign dialect barrier easier.
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