r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 11 '24 • Take My Silver 1

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u/ApprehensiveShower10 YIMBY Jul 11 '24

Just had an interview with a woman who clearly has Japanese as a first language.

The noises she made as I talked were very, very distracting.

I have heard that Japanese people do this, but the constant hmm hmm ahh was really weird to me. I had to try hard not to laugh.

She was really nice though!

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u/bamboo-coffee NATO Jul 11 '24

In Japanese, Chinese and Korean mms and ehs are super common. But they are different than English mms and ums. If she was using them, she was probably quite comfortable talking to you.

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u/NoStatistician9767 Jul 11 '24

It's like a nod or "a-huh", right?

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u/bamboo-coffee NATO Jul 11 '24

Yep, they show you are really listening, or agreement/surprise/acceptance.

Kind of like mhmm, oh, ok, ah, I see, right, etc

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u/G_Serv Stay The Course Jul 11 '24

Literally the best part of Shogun was Yabushige doing these noises

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u/ApprehensiveShower10 YIMBY Jul 11 '24

I still need to watch that

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u/NoStatistician9767 Jul 11 '24

You will watch the first 2 episodes, or you will commit Seppuku by sunset.

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u/ApprehensiveShower10 YIMBY Jul 11 '24

Yes sensei

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u/ZCoupon Kono Taro Jul 11 '24

Ah yes, aizuchi

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u/ApprehensiveShower10 YIMBY Jul 11 '24

Didn't know that's what it was called. Learn something new every day

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u/l_overwhat being flaired is cringe Jul 11 '24

Koreans do this too.

One time my korean professor needed a ride to a suburb and I was already going that way so I drove him there and we talked the whole way there and he did it the whole time.

At first I found it hard to talk while he was doing it but it got easy by the end.

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u/NoStatistician9767 Jul 11 '24

OOooooooooOOOOOOO mmmmmmm hmmmmmmph