Assuming rude is required, the following 5 results were found.
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Rude Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10010-rude-japan
that although Japanese people are generally very polite (why else would I choose to live here), there are times when extreme rudeness prevails. Here are some examples along with some attempts to understand them: No one will ever hold the door open for...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Rude Awakeninghttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10065-rude-awakening
and I had a very rude awakening this morning. A loud alarm went off around 6:30am. It was immediately followed by a recorded voice saying, "An earthquake is coming! An earthquake is coming!" It was the nationwide early warning system, and our building's...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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My personal pet peeve; however, is known as "aruki tobacco" (歩きタバコ)--smoking while walking. Nothing could be more rude, especially in a city as crowded as Tokyo. Others have obviously complained as aruki tobacco is "banned" in most all of Tokyo's 23...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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frustrating; there are often things you do not like or understand about the language. However, this is not an excuse to be rude, resentful, or insulting. The rulebooks for English and Japanese are vastly different, but dismissing their language and...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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as you can. Bonus points: With this you tackle the most widespread Japanese misconception about Westerners--that they are rude. Congratulations, you just handled a delicate matter in a polite and witty way! To sum it up, I should say that staying in...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General