最近在教零起點學生辦公室會話時，
發現一個很有趣的現象。
日本人在工作上，無法說「不」。
Q：［那個報告］今天可以給我嗎？
Y：好啊！ 沒問題！
N：不好意思！沒辦法。 明天可以嗎？
日本同學無論怎麼操練，都說「沒問題！」
老師好困惑…同學說：「工作不能說不！」
哇！ 真的好日本呀～～～
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Recently when I was teaching beginner students office mandarin, I found a very interesting phenomenon.
Japanese people cannot say “no” at work.
Q: [That report] can you give it to me today?
Y: Okay! no problem!
N: Sorry! no way. How about tomorrow?
No matter how these Japanese students practiced, the answer was always “No problem!”
I was so confused... and these students told me:
“You can’t say no to work!”
Wow! It’s so Japanese~~~
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