My personal feeling, Don, based on informal observation.

Charlotte

>Aloha Charlotte,
>
>I can certainly appreciate that there are cultural differences which must be
>taken into account when moving to a new locale. I would concur that if the
>mainstream culture establishes a rule about "saving face" then one would be
>very insensitive indeed to ignore it. My comments were presuposing a North
>American context where, as far as I know, no such rule applies. I would,
>however, question your assertion that, "In addition, not allowing people to
>save face generally produces more trouble than allowing them to save face."
>Is that just your personal feeling, or is there work which supports such an
>hypothesis?
>
>-Don.
>

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