Last week I was talking with a friend about cultural differences between Italy and India. One of his biggest frustrations was that Indians were no good at saying "no". He joked that they say it by saying "yes" very softly.
Is that a cultural difference? I spend A LOT of time interpreting what DOESN'T get said, which is why I make it a point to say NO when I know I'm not going to change my mind and warning people when I'm going to be late instead of rushing and hoping they won't be mad at me for being late. I call it BEING REALISTIC and TAKING RESPONSABILITY.
But maybe that, too, is a cultural difference between me and the culture where I live.
I'm going to have to do an informal survey.
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