Asian business etiquette is almost as complicated as the etiquette of Western business. Being informed, being polite, having a good attitude, and dealing with people in a civilized manner are all important to the success of your business.
The main reason why people are generally more likely to be rude than not, is that the only way to communicate with them is by saying something they don’t mean. Saying something that doesn’t mean something doesn’t mean anything.
That same philosophy has also been applied to the way in which a person might talk to you. For example, if you are asking them to do something, they probably mean it. If you are asking them to do something that you dont want to do, they probably mean it.
This is why some of our native phrases aren’t so great. We find them annoying, or even worse, they are in direct opposition to common sense. I am a big fan of the phrase “in spite of” which is basically “in spite of what I would have said in the past, I’m now being very strict with you.
We’re still going to see a lot of that. Not everyone has time to play with our “how to” stuff.
The phrase “not in your face” is a phrase I used to hear a lot but now I only hear when I am in my own head. I am not saying that people should never do anything, I am just saying that they should not do things in the exact opposite way. If a business person says, “yes, we will be doing a fundraiser,” it means to say “absolutely not.
When we were growing up, we were taught to always do what we were told, so no one ever made us do anything we didn’t want to do. This is now becoming more common among us because we are more aware of how much we trust others. We are also more aware of how much of our own life we are keeping secret and how much we worry about the other person’s feelings.
As a result, I don’t know if it’s something we should do or not. I think we should keep it together, don’t make it up.
How we are acting is the only way we can feel safe and secure in our everyday life.
This is the reason I always tell people about the art of the silence. If you want to share your feelings, don’t show them anywhere. This will only make the other person feel as though they shouldn’t be able to express their feelings, and that makes the situation worse. This is why I say that the art of the silence is about being open and unafraid to show just how much you care.
