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<H1>[Mageia-discuss] Cultural difference: "Let your yes be yes" <---> "It is rude to say no"</H1>
<B>Marja van Waes</B>
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<I>Sat Jul 14 10:35:26 CEST 2012</I>
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<PRE>On 14/07/2012 09:06, blind Pete wrote:
><i> Frank Griffin wrote:
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</I>>><i> On 07/12/2012 06:01 PM, Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
</I>>>><i> I tend to not answer the question,
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</I>>><i> I think you're missing the point. In some cultures, not giving offense
</I>>><i> trumps telling the truth.
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</I>>><i> I've found this to be the case in the past with the Japanese on IT
</I>>><i> matters. When they say "yes" they really mean "I understand the request
</I>>><i> you are making", not "I am committing to doing it". They expect you to
</I>>><i> know that what you are asking is (in their view) unreasonable.
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</I>><i> Think of it as a translation problem. They don't have words
</I>><i> for, "you", "library", "book shop", or "yes". Their nearest
</I>><i> equvalents are roughly back translated as, "dear", "book place",
</I>><i> "book place" (again), and "I understand the request you are making".
</I>><i>
</I>><i> Good translations are very difficult.
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Thanks Pete!
When I started this thread, I asked:
"How do we cope with such differences within our community?"
Thinking of it as a translation problem is the best I've heard so far :-)
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</I>>><i> It's the same with the Northern Irish kids (and probably the
</I>>><i> British,since it's the same school system model). They'll agree to do
</I>>><i> things they have no intention of doing because you just should have
</I>>><i> known that nobody would do that regardless of what they promised you.
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</I>>><i> Like I said,culture.
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