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Conlangery #94: Face and Politeness

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How to Avoid a Threat in a Novel

Body language can go into this like in Chinese culture I think you offer something with two hands not just one and you receive it with both hands. It's usually some sort of negotiation because people are aware of the fact that cultures differ. So if people are writing about calm cultures and maybe writing stories to go with these calm cultures there are lots of threats to face that are not nonverbal. Or at least a stern talking to you by your dancing master. Yeah it's probably more likely for you to get a sterntalking to in those sorts of things like the offering gifts in an inappropriate way or something then to really like seriously cause problems unless someone is super full of themselves.

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