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21 Apr 2018
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List of Japanese words to avoid saying in public? I know a handful, but it still doesn’t prep me. As foreigners, we can easily make these careless mistakes.. This is just damage control, per say.
List of Japanese words to avoid saying in public? I know a handful, but it still doesn’t prep me. As foreigners, we can easily make these careless mistakes.. This is just damage control, per say.
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Anything sexual.
Anything insulting.
Had better avoid criticizing people or country you are in.
You should notice by its meaning.
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