When you give a present
"You'll love it" my friend from England said and gave me a nice present.What she said was right. I loved it.
"This is very delicious so, I want you to try it." she said. She was right. It was very good.
On another day, my Japanese friend gave some sweets like cakes and said, "I don't know if you like it or not, but anyway try it." " It might not be delicious for you".
That Japanese words like this are often heard when I'm given a present. Then I have to be very careful not to laugh and I give up saying "If it's not delicious, why are you giving me?"
These expressions perfectly show how different the cultures are. English one sounds positive. On the other hand, Japanese words sound very negative. However Japanese people use these words to express their modesty not being negative way.
Japanese people always consider how the other people feel first and they don't mention about their thought.
This is a part of Japanese thinking.
Thank you for reading.
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When you give a present
"You'll love it" my friend from England said and gave me a nice present. said my friend from England as she gave me a nice present. (this is not a "correction", i just shuffled things a bit to make it read smoother)What she said was right, I loved it.
"This is very delicious so I want you to try it." she said. She was right, it was very good.
On another day, my one of my Japanese friends gave some sweets like cakes and said, "I don't know if you like it these or not but, anyway, try it." " It might not be delicious for you".
That Japanese words like this these are often heard when I'm given a present. Then I have to be very careful not to laugh and I try not to say "If it's not delicious, why are you giving it to me?"
These expressions perfectly show how different the two cultures are. The English one sounds positive. On the other hand, Japanese words sound very negative. However, Japanese people use these words to express their modesty, not being in a negative way.
Japanese people always consider how the other people feel first and they don't mention about their thoughts.
This is a part of Japanese thinking.
Thank you for reading.
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Of course, I don't say the English way is "presumptuous". Rather, I like the style. だから、英語を学んでいます。That's why I'm learning English. Thank you, Steve.
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はい、とても面白いです。英語で「You'll love it」と言いう、しかし日本語で「どうぞつまらないものですが…」。Not all English speakers are so presumptuous. But it's interesting how differently the two cultures are regarding humility and gift-giving.
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Mimoza さん、ありがとうございます。あなたの写真、新しくなりましたね。私の英語はいつもシンプルです。難しい言葉を使うと、うまく書けません。会話をするときもシンプルにゆっくりに話します。
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Chizukoさんの作文はいつもあっさりしただし、話題もよいし、それで好きですよ、
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