In a text-based conversation with an Uber courier and he opened with a salarymanism so I salaryman'ed right back and then watched him, via the typing indicator, draft at least five attempts at the return salvo before landing a really well crafted one. "Game appreciates game."
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“I trust that you are well” would seem to do it. Trust, rather than hope, puts the onus on the other party to contradict without — at least in British English — denying that opportunity.
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Hasta la victoria siempre!
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Is the salaryman étiquette derived from that of imperial bureaucrats ? I imagine the exchange above would sound entirely appropriate between two Edo period courtiers.
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love this thread - fond memories of the summer I spent working nights as a Japanese CS phone rep for a clothing company in New Hampshire. not only did my keigo get stunningly good, I can still talk comfortably about towel absorbency
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Why not imply the times are troubling them?
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What are the consequences of not salarymanning, when the expectation is that you are a foreigner that can’t?
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Thinking exclusively of the Midwest: “Stay safe out there” or even better “Take care”
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