ABSTRACT
A typical conversation taking place between two Japanese women on meeting illustrates the polite "play-acting" which custom demands of them:
"How do you do? It has been a long time since I have hung on your honorable eyes."
A typical conversation taking place between two Japanese women on meeting illustrates the polite "play-acting" which custom demands of them:
"How do you do? It has been a long time since I have hung on your honorable eyes."