Jouke van der Woude | 小関•ヤオカ
“What do you consider to be the ‘typical’ Japanese characteristics that you use to solve problems?”
問題解決をする際に使用する“日本人的な性格/特徴”には、どんなものがあると思いますか。
Please share your answer to Jouke’s question in the comment area below.
Father | Dutch |
Mother | Japanese |
Age | 31 |
Born in | the Netherlands |
Lived in | the Netherlands - Japan |
Speaks Japanese | ⚫⚫⚫⚪⚪ |
Reading and Writing | ⚫⚫⚪⚪⚪ |
Speaks | Dutch - English - Japanese |
Apologizing, when you did a mistake or even you are not responsible for this issue. This is not a solution, but it can defuse the situation.
Sometimes Japanese deal in indirect way to solve a difficult problems. It can succeed sometimes, and fail other times too. More direct western approach isn’t always successful either.
Oh yes! As you said, I am one of those. For example, I tend to solve the problem in an “indirect way” so I would not be involved in a fight or some trouble. Japanese even have the terms “tatemae and honne” that describe how they deal with problems.
On the other hand, I think that another Japanese feature that I have is being a detail-oriented person. I am not saying that non-Japanese people aren’t like that, it is just that I think that that feature characterizes Japanese people (generally speaking)
These characteristics may be stereotypes, but I think that these define the majority of the Japanese population.