There's a similar avoidance of negative response in Arabic culture. It's hard to hear that something can't be done or is impossible to achieve, more likely some

There's a similar avoidance of negative response in Arabic culture. It's hard to hear that something can't be done or is impossible to achieve, more likely someone will assure you that everything is fine and will call back, which never happens, so don't hold your breath. The reason behind it is "not to make somebody unhappy". Well, gotta love cultural differences :)