How people react to someone speaking English with an accent is an interesting social study. I have a Japanese accent. When I first moved to the US, I thought I... The post 16. Accentuate your Accent【Column: Leap Before You Look】 appeared first on Japan Intercultural Consulting.| Japan Intercultural Consulting
Your manager keeps getting upset with you, but you have no idea why. You were telling him about your weekend, after they’d asked, and then you felt as if the response, once you were done, was very curt. Almost as if you’d been talking too much. Why?| CultureWizard Blog
Although we have borrowed many words from Portuguese, including カルタ (carta), テンプラ (tempera), and タバコ (tabaco), the etymology of ありがとう (arigato or thank you) is NOT the Portuguese “obrigado,” as... The post 15. Sorry About That【Column: Leap Before You Look】 appeared first on Japan Intercultural Consulting.| Japan Intercultural Consulting
If you ask people in Japan what their religion is, they’ll probably say they don’t have one. But those people may have a small 神棚 (altar) in their kitchen, visit...| Japan Intercultural Consulting
Despite the fact that 通勤電車 (commuter trains) are often すし詰め (packed like sardines), we Japanese actually value greater 物理的な距離 (personal space between people) compared to many other cultures. As much... The post 14. To Hug or Not to Hug 【Column: Leap Before You Look】 appeared first on Japan Intercultural Consulting.| Japan Intercultural Consulting
The shift in automotive manufacturing in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region to the east and to the south continues, exacerbated by the sluggish demand for EVs in Western... The post E-learning is not the whole solution to the language barrier appeared first on Japan Intercultural Consulting.| Japan Intercultural Consulting
“何かお手伝いできることはございますか (Is there anything I can assist you with)?” As soon as I stood at the end of a queue at the monorail station at the Haneda Airport, clearly non-Japanese... The post 12. Double Personality Wellbeing 【Column: Leap Before You Look】 appeared first on Japan Intercultural Consulting.| Japan Intercultural Consulting
“What do you miss the most about Japan?” My answer to this よくある質問 (frequently asked question) should be “my family” (my mom, sister and her family are all living in... The post 11. Bon Appétit 【Column: Leap Before You Look】 appeared first on Japan Intercultural Consulting.| Japan Intercultural Consulting
The other day, my colleague was saying “first you sell yourself, then your company, and your product last.” This is probably how it works in the US. But if you’re...| Japan Intercultural Consulting
“どんなお仕事をされていますか (What kind of work do you do)?” – people often asked me, and I would reply “I can tell you but then I have to kill you,” and...| Japan Intercultural Consulting
We were raised to show deference through titles, and addressing someone by their first name felt overly casual - even disrespectful.| Snap Analytics
