There 5 of us, except for a native guest. Two of them joined after a while.(^^)
Well, today's theme was " denwa echiketto". ( decent act for calling) The writer feels that in a world where good manners and decorum are vanishing but Japan is still practiced, especially in the business environment.
In fact, when we ring someone, so-called make" cold calls", usually use " honorific words or something like that. The mean is we always express our respect others as we are talking. It's one of Japanese culture and Japanese virtue, isn't it?
I'm proud of the culture.
However, I've not use telephone as much as before. (Especially, after I quit a job.) Exclusively, I send text massages or use Internet to " friends" when I have some things to do.
So, rarely I'm perplex or stammer out when some husband's business people or acquitances etc who I don't know call..^^; At the time, I'm so embarrassed. Of course, I can do a certain degree but I don't know if the manner, words are appropriate or not.
Yeah, as good as English we need to use " honorific words or manners", or there'll be gone easily.
Anyway, today I couldn't speak smoothly....(T T).....need to keep at it.....
