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It's "better" because there is a culturally accepted way to move things along to the next stage of potential relationship. So if you are not good at reading the
by 2muchcoffeeman 3y ago
It's "better" because there is a culturally accepted way to move things along to the next stage of potential relationship. So if you are not good at reading the situation, you get a formal way to approach things.
From the anecdotes on the page, it also sounds like creepy or awkward folks have a formal way to be weird. Which sounds like a net positive. Society expects you to give your interest a heads up.
- totallywrong 3y agoThat just doesn't sound like a good thing. Dating is meant to be fun, awkward, wild, and everything in between, imo. It teaches you about yourself and other people. I would really hate having all that formality, but of course that's just my cultural bias.
- linguae 3y agoDon’t worry; dating in Japan can be fun, awkward, wild, and much more. My friends and I have our stories. Different cultures just have different scripts.
- totallywrong 3y agoGood to hear! I know Asia well and it's certainly different. But I never really gave Japan a chance (visited but the language barrier was too much), so I was curious.