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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] Cultural difference: "Let your yes be yes" <---> "It is rude to say no"</H1>
<B>Wolfgang Bornath</B>
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<I>Fri Jul 13 15:11:07 CEST 2012</I>
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<PRE>2012/7/13 Marja van Waes <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">marja11 at xs4all.nl</A>>:
><i> On 13/07/2012 08:42, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
</I>>><i>
</I>>><i> Marjy, if I'd ask you "Would it be ok when I come visiting next week?"
</I>>><i> I need a valid answer because if you say "yes" I will buy a ticket and
</I>>><i> hop on the train next monday. And I'd be very surprised if I will
</I>>><i> knock on your door and you are not there because you said "yes" just
</I>>><i> out of being polite.
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</I>><i> No fear. You're welcome, the guest room is free and the owner of this house
</I>><i> agrees.
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You know that I can't visit in reality - this was meant as example how
things can take a real bad turn if "yes" and "no" are not used in
their true meaning.
I have heard and can understand that "no" is circumvented in a culture
where everybody tries to "keep his/her face", but I never heard about
somebody say "yes" just because "no" would be rude behavior. This
could even have dangerous consequences. So I assume this habit to
avoid "no" is only a habit in social interaction. In real life
situations where you need clear and unmisunderstanable words you can't
start interpreting a "no" for what it could mean at that moment.
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wobo
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