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Old 02-25-2013, 06:58 AM   #23776
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl View Post
When asking something of a Japanese, and they say 'hmmm... that would be a bit difficult,' most American business people would say something like, 'OK, how can I make it easier, perhaps expedite it?' not realizing that what the Japanese really meant was 'There is absolutely no bloody way in hell of this EVER happening in your lifetime or mine!' He just said it in a more polite way.
I suspect Americans have similar problems with English understatement and self-deprecation.

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