Theory: in the West, part of 'saving face' is never talking about 'saving face'... it's more meta and stronger here :D
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general proposition on my part is that the norm applies in more situations than in asia, other things being equal
there are like a dozen words in hindi/urdu for expressing various forms of 'I was mortified/humiliated/embarrased'
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which means you actually admit it in more situations... but there are equivalents in more archaic english
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I think we also sincerely don't care as much about "face"
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yeah it's social dark matter that's not seen or acknowledged. Talking about it all the time like in Asia reduces impact.
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