A most smile inducing article from the BBC about how the requirement to follow the rules but also to save 'face' is still alive and well
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20265725
Rigid cultures are more prone to it than others (we British are just as 'silly' about it as the Japanese) but I think this is one thing that we can claim is universal to all (or nearly all) countries around the globe
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20265725
Rigid cultures are more prone to it than others (we British are just as 'silly' about it as the Japanese) but I think this is one thing that we can claim is universal to all (or nearly all) countries around the globe
