Yufu Shimada

I think Japanese tend to state indirectly because they don't break relationship with their friends. If I were in this situation, I would wash the all of dishes. I think the best solution is they wash the dishes in turns. what do you think about my opinion? If you have such a situation, what do you do?

Youko Ishida

I think that Japanese don’t discuss like this skit, if we are in this situation. Because we are frighten that our good relation is break down. If I have this problem, I can’t say directly like this skit.

However it is important for us to discuss with friends about these problems. Then we can make good relationship better.

Do you discuss with your friends, if you have problems like this skit?

Mayu Miyake

I think the difference between American communication style and Japanese style is that American talk directly, but Japanese talk indirectly. In this situation (skit 1), maybe I don’t ask her to wash dishes directly, because I’m afraid of making the relationship awkward. Don’t you worry about the relationship when you ask something which you might make the parson feel uncomfortable? And can’t you forget a big fight with hug?

Shiho Yokoyama

I seldom quarrel with my friends, so I don't know how to deal with such as accident. Maybe I will apologize. Because I want to get along with my friends. But if my friends have never wash dishes, I would notice.

I think hug is not so important for Japanese culture. To apologize is more important than.　

How do you make up if you quarrel with your friends?

Amina Hiraoka

I really understand the situation. When I was in Canada, I had the exactly same problem with my share mates.

I think Japanese people tend to avoid arguing and telling something directly.

We don’t really say what we think. Just keep it inside.

So in Canada, I just started doing dishes of my share mates without telling them anything, even though I did’nt wanna do it. Because I thought it’s easier and faster than telling them and waiting for their attitudes would be changed. I just couldn’t stand the disgusting dishes.

After a whole, I regreted that I didn’t tell them what I wanted them to do though.

What do you think about my attitude? If you were me, you would do something different?

Please tell me your opinion. Thank you.

Yuki Kawai

Japanese people don't say directly.

I realised that Japanese people say "sorry" when they are reconciled instead of hug, it's interesting.

If I'm her, I wash dishes instead of complain. human relation is important for Japanese, so I think many Japanese will have patience.

Ayano Katou

I think Japanese don't talk directly what they want to talk. Because we don't want to break cooperation.

If I have such a situation, I would wash by myself. But I do a little exaggeratingly because I want to let me notice that I am washing!

If you see person like me , do you help washing or not?