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{{quote|How courteous is the Japanese:
He always says, "Excuse it, please."
He climbs into his neighbor's garden
And smiles and says, "I beg your pardon."
He bows, and grins a friendly grin,
And calls his hungry family in.
He grins, and bows a friendly bow:
"So sorry, this my garden now."|Ogden Nash}}
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== Anime & Manga ==
* Pictured above: Japan from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' acts like this, even at his rudest:
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'''Child!Japan:''' ''(bows)'' Hello China, whom the sun sets upon. I am Japan...
'''China:''' Wah! This kid is so ''rude'', aru! }}
** [[Truth in Television]], this is practically how Japan addressed itself at their first diplomatic document to China (''The Emperor of the Land of the Sunrise to the Emperor of the Land of the Sunset...''). The Chinese Emperor -- who considered himself the only person in the world entitled to call himself an emperor -- was of course pissed off, saying "bring not those impolite states before me." And when the messengers returned to Japan, they claimed that the Chinese reply was lost to pirates on the way, probably to avoid a [[Shoot the Messenger]] situation.
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== Literature ==
* ''[[Dave Barry]] Does Japan'':
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'''First Businessman:''' Hello, sir.
'''Second Businessman:''' Hello, sir.
'''First Businessman:''' I am sorry.
'''Second Businessman:''' I am extremely sorry.
'''First Businessman:''' I cannot stand myself.
'''Second Businessman:''' I am swamp scum.
'''First Businessman:''' I am toenail dirt.
'''Second Businessman:''' I should be put to death. }}
** In the same book he describes an incident when his wife was talking to a Japanese travel agent. She wanted to book a flight, but the agent kept pushing the idea of using a train instead. Dave remarks that had they had this conversation ''after'' the trip they would've picked up on the message that the agent was too polite to say: the fact that there ''wasn't'' a flight available where and when they wanted.
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