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This American dude on his way to his Japanese fluency decides to talk to a local Japanese grandpa (cdn.imgchest.com)
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[–] xep@discuss.online 5 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

this old man was under no obligation to humor this kid

Due to the concept of omotenasi, the Japanese do feel an obligation to humour guests. It's best not confidently speak on behalf of someone you don't know.

I might as well add that it's frowned upon here to record people without their permission, even in public spaces, and even more so to upload said recording to the internet.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 6 points 21 hours ago

I can understand how certain contexts would create pressure to comply with social standards - like agreeing to the conversation, and to be filmed.

However, inviting the kid to his house for a meal was totally his idea - there was no pressure to even ask that.