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I ask a question like “When will the Japanese economy recover?” and get an answer like, “The stock market has fallen 2 to 3% percent.” If I think about their answer for a bit and try to figure out where they’re coming from it takes me too long. Now that I have lived here for a bit, I can stop and think longer and longer but it’s still too long. The person answering my economy question was trying to say that eventhough the economy seems to be recovering, recently it’s experiencing global pressures which have made it difficult to make a healthy recovery anytime soon. This kind of confusion CONSTANTLY happens with my wife whereby I’m supposed to understand her underlying meaning. This seems absolutely illogical to me which then sets off my logic recovery alarm. I feel compulsed to ask the question again to test out my theory and then ask in even simpler terms with a clear objective that only a three year old would not misunderstand. Doesn’t work. It just results in an argument. My research continues.
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2 Comments posted on "Who’s more complicated: Japanese or Americans?"
queenk8ib on April 4th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Dear Mike and his world, My name is katie and I would like to ask a question. I ask because Iam doing research for my company and I dont get to meet many long time gaijins with families to ask this question too. Please give me your honest answer. Thank you for you time,
Mike on April 4th, 2007 at 10:36 am
Hi Katie. I don’t handle any of the hiring around the house. If I can’t fix it, I just tell my wife we need a plumber and she makes the arrangements. Think of it this way, any situation where there could be a problem which requires communication in Japanese is best left to the Japanese. Otherwise something bad is bound to happen, like me going mental. Most gaijins know someone who will help them out with most any situation requiring Japanese besides betting at the horse races. You must be logged in to post a comment. |
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