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[Soloist]

I think most of us need to be medicated on something…

[JohnH]

My experience is they can be quite tribal, relationship is everything. This can feel to an outsider like they are not reliable because it is important for them to agree with you and say yes to things they can't or don't intend to do. Saying no is a far greater social offence then not following through.

In other words, the culture comes with lying and dishonesty baked in?

Or am I missing something?

What am i missing in my reading comprehension?

Notice my question marks? at the end?

Although I don't think "relationship is everything" explains that. Japanese culture is also notorious for being hard for Westerners to decipher since a tepid "yes" often actually means "no"; far from being lying and dishonest, the words simply have different meanings, with a value placed on always indicating superficial agreement, and actual intent to do something being expressed another way.

[Silentreader]

I think most of us need to be medicated on something…

I'm guessing a change of medication might be helpful...

[ohio jones]

Notice my question marks? at the end?

Do not take another's statement and distort it to an extreme.

Notice the lack of question marks.