1. Japanese Culture 101: Why Japanese and Americans Seem Rude to Each Other Darien Reinman Japanese Culture 101: Why Japanese and Americans Seem Rude to Each Other Darien Reinman

2. Japanese Culture 101: Why Japanese and Americans Seem Rude to Each Other Darien Reinman Japanese Culture 101: Why Japanese and Americans Seem Rude to Each Other Darien Reinman

3. My Connection with Japan Darien Reinman My Connection with Japan Darien Reinman

4. Culture Shock!!

6. Differences in the Japanese and Americans think Differences in the way Japanese and Americans view life Differences in the Japanese and Americans think Differences in the way Japanese and Americans view life

7. the way we do business the way we make friends the way we discipline our kids the way we joke the way we communicate with each other the way we do business the way we make friends the way we discipline our kids the way we joke the way we communicate with each other

8. Why? Why? Communication Breakdown Why?Why?

9. Polite Fictions Nancy Sakamoto Reiko Naotsuka Polite Fictions Nancy Sakamoto Reiko Naotsuka

10. What is a “polite fiction”? …a certain fiction that is acted out for the sake of being polite—regardless of the facts What is a “polite fiction”? …a certain fiction that is acted out for the sake of being polite—regardless of the facts

11. Japanese and American SHARED polite fiction: “You and I like each other.” Japanese and American SHARED polite fiction: “You and I like each other.”

12. Japanese and American DIFFERING Polite Fictions

14. MOST FUNDAMENTAL American POLITE FICTION: “You and I are equals.” VS. Japanese POLITE FICTION: “You are my superior.” MOST FUNDAMENTAL American POLITE FICTION: “You and I are equals.” VS. Japanese POLITE FICTION: “You are my superior.”

15. FUNDAMENTAL American Polite Fiction: “You and I are equals.” FUNDAMENTAL American Polite Fiction: “You and I are equals.”

16. KEIGO – honorific language or parts of speech which show respect to the listener Keigo is used to: emphasize social distance show disparity of rank emphasize social intimacy show similarity in rank KEIGO – honorific language or parts of speech which show respect to the listener Keigo is used to: emphasize social distance show disparity of rank emphasize social intimacy show similarity in rank

17. American Polite Fiction: “You and I are equals.” American Polite Fiction: “You and I are equals.”

18. On opposite ends!!

20. Japanese Polite Fiction:

28. Happy New Year! 今年もよろしくお願いします｡ Happy New Year! 今年もよろしくお願いします｡

31. Best Wishes! God’s Best in the New Year! Please continue to help me this year?? Best Wishes! God’s Best in the New Year! Please continue to help me this year??

33. 出る杭は打たれる。 The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. 出る杭は打たれる。 The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.

35. Difference in culture is to be enjoyed and celebrated!!