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Takeshi- 07-31-2006
Guilty or shame?
We often hear that people feel guilty of doing or not doing something, right? Like I feel guilty of not washing dishes and the stuff. It's very curious that Japanese won't feel any guilty on that but we feel ashamed of it instead. Sounds very strange? But not that much. Only we differ in the reason of why we feel that way. Feeling guilty comes from religious reason while Japanese one from the morality. In short we feel the same way with the different reason. :wink:

denichan- 10-21-2006

oh wow! interesting... *Denisse is thinking seriously about it looking at the horizon* i have to much to learn... i want to know more! hug and kiss from Mexico!

Gotxo- 10-22-2006
On guilt
I don't really think spanish fellers feel often guilty. Japanese alike we are more prone to be ashamed of our own behavior an utter vague excuses whilst our faces blushes. But only when we have been caught, that is, our faults have been made visible to others, otherwise we don't really care. It had to have very important comsecuences for an spaniard to feel guilty of his acts: e.g. When someone gets into trouble/harmed due to one of your acts We use to have "más jeta que espalda" je,je,

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