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Here’s Sachi!
Actually, I honestly, unfortunately, say yes. But could you listen to our excuses before you become upset?
The introverted Japanese
In recent years, the number of foreigners living in Japan are increasing, but it is still a rare opportunity that we meet them in the local area like small towns or villages.
I guess people who don’t get used to foreigners feel anxious and uncomfortable. Because they are not familiar with foreigners.
- First of all, it looks clear that we have a different physique between Japanese and foreigners. Comparatively, Japanese have a small physical body and we are afraid of a larger and taller person.
- Second of all, they are apt to avoid foreigners because, except when using Japanese language, communication will be difficult. So about strangers, they are feeling anxious more than uncomfortable.
However, this reaction is not only towards foreigners.
Sometimes there is hesitation to meet new neighbors or engage in spontaneous ventures. I think the nature of the Japanese causes them to not accept outsiders.
They feel wary because they do not know if they will have a pleasant encounter or if they will be faced with an aggressive attitude.
I’ll let you know about my experience.
When I was about twenty, I was training as a clerk at an accessory store. The store has no restroom so we had to use the one in the pharmacy store next to ours. The master at the pharmacy was about fifty years old and was a quiet person who looked upset every day.
When I wanted to use the restroom, each time I said to him or another clerk
“Hi excuse me, I’ll borrow your restroom, thank you!”
However, he never answered and did not even smile at me. He was well known as a difficult man by colleagues.
Near the end of my training day, the master said “She is a good girl” to my boss. I was surprised because I heard when other girls have borrowed the restroom they didn’t have anything to say. I was just doing what was right as a person which is why I think I stood out among the girls to him. And then, the master and I talked after that first time.
Do not forget to be polite to others!
Despite him never answering or smiling, he is strict with strangers’ words and actions or attitudes. That is unfair! Isn’t it? lol
At times, I feel the Japanese act strange.
An increasing amount of youngsters desire to learn foreign languages and go abroad. There are some elders who want to learn like the younger people since they haven’t had the opportunity so far and they would like to have communication skills.
However, elders just don’t know how to do it.
In some cases, Japanese behavior might hurt your heart, but they do not all behave like that.
The reason behind their reactions is because they feel like they are not good at foreign languages.
I think it is not good if you are easy on yourself but hard on other people.
Never trying to do anything that you don’t know and wondering what you are supposed to do are just excuses.
It’s important to first move by yourself, acquire knowledge about the culture and the nature of people, and admire each other.
I hope that a difficult person would open their heart and learn about foreign countries too so we can be thoughtful of each other and to our friendship with no regard for words.
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