[Mageia-discuss] Cultural difference: "Let your yes be yes" <---> "It is rude to say no"

Fri Jul 13 01:35:14 CEST 2012

On 07/12/2012 06:01 PM, Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
+> I tend to not answer the question,
+
+I think you're missing the point.  In some cultures, not giving offense 
+trumps telling the truth.
+
+I've found this to be the case in the past with the Japanese on IT 
+matters.  When they say "yes" they really mean "I understand the request 
+you are making", not "I am committing to doing it".  They expect you to 
+know that what you are asking is (in their view) unreasonable.
+
+It's the same with the Northern Irish kids (and probably the 
+British,since it's the same school system model).  They'll agree to do 
+things they have no intention of doing because  you just should have 
+known that nobody would do that regardless of what they promised you.
+
+Like I said,culture.
+