I think the outcome of the discussion depends on the persons involved, and their willingness to compromise. If they don't reach an agreement, an argument can ensue.
In Japan, however, people don't like being very direct, which in turn prevents arguments from breaking out.
Also, most Japanese usually tend to wash their dishes, so discussions like that in the skit shown before don't happen. It was nice, however, to see the situation evolve from an American point of view.
By the way, do you often discuss such things, and decide what to do (e.g. compromise, etc)?
I agree that the outcome depends on the people involved. If someone isn't going to be friendly or nice or work with their friends, then talking about a problem will not help.
ReplyDeleteBut I think also it is very common to discuss problems. Whenever I have an issue or a problem I talk about it with people. Sometimes I wait and do not talk about it and it makes me angry. Americans make compromises all the time. I think it is a good way to solve an argument.