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6 Croatian / female / research student / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern C: We do have some friends in common

Cultural Pattern D: It can be surprisingly diffcult to get him to meet my friends.

7 French / female / teacher and translator / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern C: Most of our friends we have in common 8 Japanese / female / counsellor / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern C: I don’t think it's absolutely necessary to have the same friends as your spouse.

Cultural Pattern D: none

Cultural Pattern D: We don't have any friends in common

9 American / male / university teacher / lives in Japan Cultural Pattern C: none

Cultural Pattern D: No, not truly if I'm being honest / I would not consider them "friends" in the traditional sense. In other words, I would not go out on my own with these people

Note: In the first printing of the book, there are errors in the numbers of the last two responses. “Response 9” should be “Response 8” and “Response 10” should be “Response 9”.

UNIT 7 | ONE STEP FURTHER

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