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Re:China by mc32 on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @11:30AM (#21585320)
He’s prone to this honne tatemae and it’s hard to know his actual take. I think he’s like a used car salesman who uses and throws whatever cheap trick he has to try to get his way...
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Re:China by CharlesColeman on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @11:52AM (#21585590)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honne_and_tatemae

> In Japan, honne are a person's true feelings and desires (本音 hon'ne, "true sound"), and tatemae are the behavior and opinions one displays in public (建前 tatemae, "built in front", "façade").

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