tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045462.post110095685286544380..comments2023-09-05T18:37:20.023+03:00Comments on Nafka Mina: A Visitor to JapanSharvulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04287632945558341969noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045462.post-1113191465075149542005-04-11T06:51:00.000+03:002005-04-11T06:51:00.000+03:00Lisa,I agree that the inability to say "no" is fru...Lisa,<BR/><BR/>I agree that the inability to say "no" is frustrating. However, once you get used to it and understand the multitude of indirect ways Japanese have of saying "no", it becomes less annoying.<BR/><BR/>The receptionist wasn't pretending; he was probably "telling" you that there was no bus and that he is sorry he cannot help you but you didn't read the signs... It's OK though. After almost four years here I still fail to read the signs occasionally and get annoyed about the lack of "tachless" in interpersonal communication.Sharvulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287632945558341969noreply@blogger.com