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04-30-2008, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by timelesssymphony View Post
even then you probably wouldn't, Japanese love their formalities teachers who are good friends use formal speech at work/ in meetings ect even if they use casual speech outside of work
I didn`t mean during work - you`d never do that even if your boss was your little brother/sister. If there are other employees, then it seems unprofessional. Out of work, unless you`re very close, you`re still going to use polite forms.


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