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jineko
Aug 07, 14 at 11:52pm
^oh we have a lot of homeless dudes too. What's amazing is they don't even ask/beg for money or anything unlike in other countries.
missallyesterday
^Not that anyone would help them out though even if they did... :/
xueli
Aug 11, 14 at 5:23pm
Also I feel like this is true for most asian cultures, but be good at reading body language and reading between the lines as it were. American culture (this is assuming you're from the United States or somewhere like the US) is considered a "low context" culture where people are a bit more direct in regards to their feelings while in most Asian cultures that are "high context" in that there's more context in stuff like word choice. So what sounds like a simple sentence might have a complex meaning. You might have to adjust how you communicate with people in other cultures.
missallyesterday
^Definitely. For example Michiko's son Ken is always practicing piano, and the walls are kind of thin, it is late at night and Ken had been doing his homework late, so he didn't get to practice until late. The next day Michiko is taking out the trash and Ken is walking out to go to school. Michiko's neighbor Yukie is also taking out her trash, she turns to Michiko and say, "My, Ken is practicing his piano very hard lately." that actually means, "Wow, I can hear Ken banging it out on the piano really late! Could you kindly limit the noise?"
xueli
Aug 15, 14 at 2:00pm
Lol, it's true. We're a continent of passive agressiveness to the max
dragonrage
You can go to school in Japan there is a Temple University in Japan that is a bit expensive and does not proved housing during the summer months so you have to fly back home, there is also multiple Teaching programs I am applying for once since I have 10 years teaching experience, the only problem with that program is a 3 year contract and I do not get summers off so I won't be able to visit home.
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