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As discussed prior (2022, 396 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31224996

Thanks, very interesting read about PDI and the cultural differences.

Speaking for myself, I have great interest in living / working in western Europe, namely Netherlands or Denmark, but as someone living in Japan for a decade and appreciating their polite communication and respect for personal boundary, I'm concerned if I would enjoy life in an environment with more straightforward communication.

It’s not as straight forward as people like to frame it as. There are still impolite and too direct ways of communicating and there are tons of stuff that still needs to be wrapped in blankets and delivered carefully.

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