Mark Spahn schrieb: > If a cab driver invites you > to his house, she writes, he is just being polite. > He would be really disconcerted if you accepted > his invitation. >
If you replace "cab driver" by "Japanese", you get a statement that I have heard frequently. As my wife phrases it: "I told them to please come and visit us, and then they actually did!" Have fun, Roland --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
