A tip for receiving compliments, specific to American business culture: “Thank you.” “Thanks; that made my day.” “Thanks; it is always great to know the work matters to people.” are all probably better socially adjusted than deflecting compliments. Just macro your favorite.
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Which might need an explanation so: Customer who is gainfully employed professional and reasonably expects mortgage outranks younger underwriter. Proper Japanese salaryman speaking to someone outside company elevates them automatically. Underwriter expects me to be illiterate.
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My favorite response (in a casual setting) to the "why is your Japanese so good!?" question is... "なんとなく" Like after 500 times answering that it's eventually what I settled on. Perfectly non-committal while leaving all the mystery and expending zero effort.
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This is what scares me about learning Japanese -- knowing how to read the situation correctly and using proper status-level language without offending.
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