At a barbecue yesterday, there were people from Japan, Brazil, Holland and Myanmar, which must a be fairly rare combination of nationalities. Although less rare than it used to be.
Languages as a topic came up, of course. And I was struck by the difference not only in attitude but by the willingness of people to engage in conversation.
The traditional approach by the Japanese—at least those who don’t ‘get’ it—is to remain silent. That may be okay as a means to demonstrate your politeness, but in terms of helping people get to know you, it’s pretty dysfunctional.
Today: J1 G1 D1
Total: J68 D46 G22 P12 Sp8 F2
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