The Asian Culture! --- Nathalie, interesting point you raise. Are you familiar with the Japanese language? I ask because, in Iran, I have been in many meetings with interlocutors whom I used to call great diplomats. They sell you a No dressed as a Yes :-) so wonderfully that even national staff would have missed it. Even for native Persian speakers, it takes an excellent command of the language to understand the cultural context of the conversation. I don't know about other countries in the region, could be the same.

Source author: Seyedeh Sepideh Seyed Asgari asgari.spdh@gmail.com