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It's actually a running joke among foreigners living there. Someone will apologize, bow deeply, cry (no gender difference), sometimes perform some irrelevant h
by 77pt77 9y ago
It's actually a running joke among foreigners living there.
Someone will apologize, bow deeply, cry (no gender difference), sometimes perform some irrelevant humiliating act (there was a girl that shaved her head) and all is good.
No actual behaviour changes, nothing is really addressed, mitigated or prevented.
- gowld 9y agoAre there really no behavior changes? What happens if you shave your head, and then have to apologize again before it grows back? Seems like there are consequences that become incentives. Sure, someone can fake sincerity, but doing the rituals forces the apologizer to think about what they've done, which, in a decent human being, leads to self-reflection and attempt to improve. This is of course gameable by sociopaths, but works decently well for anyone trying to be decent.