🍀Sharing Easy Japanese & Intercultural Communication (X Edition)

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Easy Japanese & Intercultural Communication
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This time, I will introduce my recent posts on X (formerly Twitter).

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On X, I decide on a theme each time and
post in a series.

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"I thought I had communicated that"

I explained it, but for some reason, it didn't get across.
Have you ever had that experience?

It might not be a problem with the other person's understanding,
but simply that you 'thought you had communicated it'.

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Day 1

I explained the procedure at work and
said, 'Okay, I'll leave it to you.'
But later, it was done in a different way.
When I asked, they said, 'I didn't hear about that part.'

What I said and
what the other person received
are not necessarily the same.

What is important is
whether you can notice and correct
communication that isn't clicking.

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Day 2

When I said, 'Please do it the usual way,'
the other person looked troubled.

My 'usual' was the other person's 'first time.'

I realized that the words I omitted because I thought they were obvious
were the ones most needed.

Once I started saying specifically
what I wanted them to do next,
they understood.

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Day 3

During the explanation, the other person nodded many times, so
I finished the conversation thinking they understood.
But later, questions came up.

'Nodding' is not understanding, but
a sign that 'I am listening.'

This misunderstanding actually happens between Japanese people too.

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Day 4

I asked "Are you okay?" and felt relieved when they replied "Yes."
But it seems they actually only understood half of it.

Even though I thought I had confirmed it,
what exactly was okay hadn't been conveyed.

Vague questions
lead to vague answers.

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Day 5

The busier I am and the more I rush an explanation,
the more often I get asked about it again later.

I thought I had conveyed it the first time,
but I hadn't considered the other person's pace of understanding.

Speaking for my own convenience makes it hard to be understood.

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Day 6

I thought, "I've told you this before."
But the other person looked like they were hearing it for the first time.

My own assumptions
are not the same as the other person's understanding.

So I tried explaining it
with the assumption that it was the first time they were hearing it.

Then the other person felt at ease,
and the same mistake didn't happen again.

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Day 7

I realized that the "content" that is understood
is more important than the "amount" that is conveyed.

It's not about whether I explained it or not,
but how the other person received it.

Confirm it in their own words,
and rephrase if necessary.

Just by doing that,
communication became much easier.

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Summary

"Thinking you've conveyed it" happens to everyone.
So when it doesn't get across,
there's no need to blame anyone.

Just try checking from the other person's perspective.
Add an explanation,
confirm,
wait.

Those small adjustments
will reduce misunderstandings.


#ThinkingYouveConveyedIt #EasyJapanese #CrossCulturalCommunication

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Thank you for reading until the end.

https://x.com/8341nihongo

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🌈Special thanks to Atelier Earth (Cover illustration creator)
It made me want to go to a hot spring (^^♪

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