A Quote by Deborah Tannen

Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because they emphasize harmony.

Deborah Tannen

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Asian Asian Culture Avoiding Because Conflict Cultures Disagreement Emphasize Expression Great Great Value Harmony Open Place Value

Quote Author

Deborah Tannen
American - Sociologist
Born: June 7, 1945

Me being from a Celtic culture that tends to emphasize directness, conflict, openness has a big effect on my living in Japan, which tends to focus on indirectness, avoidance of conflict and keeping things close to your chest. So that has led to quite a lot of cultural misunderstandings in dealing with this East Asian culture I live in.

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Miroslav Lajcak

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