Hi friends!
As I was filling out a form the other day, I had a “lost in translation” moment.
If someone poses a question and asks you to select all that apply, what would you do? By habit, I started marking the items that I agreed to with an “X,” assuming “X” was like a “✓” mark, meaning “yes”…
Afterwards, I realized that I had answered it all wrong: “X” in Japan means “NO!”
In Japan, people often use the symbols ◎○△× to mark things or to make an assessment. The triangle always makes me smile, because I feel like it describes the Japanese culture.
If ○＝YES and ×＝NO, then ◎=DEFINITELY YES and △=MAYBE/SOMEWHAT.
Where I come from, it’s either Yes or No: you either mark the item with an “X” or you don’t mark it at all. Who knew symbols could be so misleading?!
Only in Japan… follow this Japanese-American’s life in Japan!
Answer a question with a △… what can it mean?
n HP(詳細画面)
Only in Japan… follow this Japanese-American’s life in Japan!
Answer a question with a △… what can it mean?
n HP(詳細画面)
Comments