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Suggested Answers for ONE STEP FURTHER Activities (Google Form)

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Here are some example answers for the Google form.

1 British / male / translator / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern A: In the U.K, it is fairly common to acknowledge others, and you might even say it’s a social expectation. This can be done with a smile, a nod, or even by saying hello when you enter an elevator, or if you join a queue and you make eye contact with someone 2 Belgian / female / researcher / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern A: none

Cultural Pattern B: In Japan, I have found that a lot of people avoid both eye contact and small talk.

Cultural Pattern B: Usually, on the street I would not address people I didn't know. / I wouldn't mind not talking to someone even if we were in the same space for a longish amount of time.

3 American / male / freelance journalist / has lived in Japan Cultural Pattern A: If I am in a good mood and the person looks receptive, I would probably make a brief general comment on the way up. / I might at least smile or make brief eye contact to say, "yes, here we are, you and me, we are in the same space going to the same place." 4 French / female / teacher & artist / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern A: none

Cultural Pattern B: none

Cultural Pattern B: When I meet complete strangers, I am rather neutral

5 French-Japanese / female / student / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern A: none

Cultural Pattern B: If someone smiled at me in the street in France, I would be like "Do we know each other?"

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6 Italian / female / engineer / has lived in Japan Cultural Pattern A: none

Cultural Pattern B: But otherwise I generally ignore them. Smiling is a way of communicating without words. If I don't feel the need to communicate, I keep a neutral expression on my face.

7 French / male / artist / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern A: none

Cultural Pattern B: I don't understand why anyone would smile at strangers in the street for no reason, so I don't.

8 American / male / architect / has lived in Japan Cultural Pattern A: none

Cultural Pattern B: I feel that Japanese people exchange very few casual conversations with strangers

9 American / male / teacher / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern A: I thought French people were so cold at the beginning! I didn’t get a single nod, smile, or word from anyone. But in Japan it’s even worse. I feel that people here don’t even look at each other.

Cultural Pattern B: none

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