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Abroad in Japan

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How to Speak to Japanese People Using the Short Form Versus the Polite Form

Pedro from portland asks do japanese people care if you speak to them using the short form versus the polite form for example. Pedro says he's notoriously bad at switching between being like really polite and familiarly rude when speaking in Japan. The golden rule in Japans is the longer the word or the sentence the more polite it is, according to Pedro.

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