Indirect communication 1 Indirect communication What is said – by an Indian What is meant – by an Indian What is understood – by a Western counterpart That is a very interesting viewpoint We don’t agree We need to talk more about this You’re wrong They find it interesting This proposal deserves further consideration We don’t like it It needs work Propose something else They will have to think it over, but they are interested We understand your proposal very well Do you have another one? They understand our proposal – they do not need further information We will try our best Don’t expect much to happen We are not able to meet the deadline They are very positive, they will try their best and meet the deadline Can we move on to the next topic? We don’t want to talk about this now We need to consult with people who are not in the room before we can decide They are in a hurry, they want to move on to the next topic