"Fei Shasha, it was my fault before. I shouldn't have thought about other people (even though they were just NPCs in the game). Please, please forgive me!"
Nakiri Erina bowed ninety degrees to Kasumigaoka Shiha, who was dressed as Nito Hisako.
"Ka! No, I don't feel the sincerity of such an old-fashioned apology!"
Yan Kai on the side, like a director, stopped the two people who were practicing their apology.
"Isn't this okay? Then how else can I show sincerity?"
Nakiri Erina asked quickly.
"This... I'm afraid it's difficult..."
Yan Kai frowned. This time he was not teasing Erina Nakiri, but it was really difficult because Japan's apology culture is really... It's hard to describe in one word!
Japan, as a country known for its rigor, certainly takes its rigorous nature to the extreme when it comes to such an important matter as apologizing, dividing the apology into many forms in a very ritualistic manner.
Although the most familiar phrase in the world is "I'm sorry (Private Marseille)", in fact "Private Marseille" is mostly used in spoken language in Japanese, and the degree of apology is very light. When you meet someone, no matter what you want to say afterwards, just keep up. Saying "private Marseille" will not feel out of place, and it also means expressing gratitude. It is also very common in Japanese interpersonal communication to end a conversation with "Private Marseille".
Naturally, Nakiri Erina's apology to Nito Hisako cannot be done in such a casual way, it must be formal!
In addition to the most extreme "harassment", Japan divides the forms of apology into six types according to the degree of apology. From light to serious, they are: "discourteous (hiss type)", "sorry (dog girl)", "Apologise (Sima Nai)", "Apologise (Moses Waganai)", "Apologise (Celebrate)", "Apologise (Shame on You)".
The lightest level among them is "discourteous". When they feel that their behavior may offend the other party, bring inconvenience to the other party, or make them mentally uncomfortable, out of politeness, Japanese people will say "discourteous" to the other party. "For example, Japanese people usually say "I'm sorry" before hanging up the phone. Generally speaking, it is more like a polite word and does not have much real apology properties.
The usage of "sorry" is slightly stronger than "discourteous", but the person apologizing also does not think that he has caused any substantial loss to the person being apologized to. However, it should be noted that the phrase "dog girl's guilt" can generally only be used to express regret to the person being apologized to. People at the same level or below say that saying this to their superiors makes them feel that they are living too comfortably.
The three ways of apology after "sorry" are "apology", "apology" and "apology". When the person apologizing has clearly realized that he has indeed made a mistake, he also knows that his actions and mistakes have a certain impact on the person. When others bring harm to others, Japanese people usually make very formal "apologies", "apologies" and "apologies" depending on the circumstances.
In an "apology", the person apologizing is usually the superior, and the person being apologized to is the subordinate. For example, when the superior makes a promise to the subordinate, and the superior fails to fulfill the promise due to one or other reasons, the superior will say to the subordinate A word of "Si Ma Nai".
And just now, what Nakiri Erina practiced to Kasumigaoka Shiu was an "apology" that was heavier than "apology". It may be that besides "I'm sorry", it is the most familiar apology method in the Japanese apology culture around the world. The name of Japan's "craftsmen" has spread all over the world.
When facing a very serious mistake, the Japanese will perform this kind of "Moses Vagana" accompanied by a ninety-degree bow.
This was originally a very formal and serious apology, but it seemed that it was so overused that Japanese people continued to complain about it. That's why Yan Kai said that Nakiri Erina's "apology" to Nito Hisako seemed insincere.
What is more serious than "apology" is "apology", which requires the person making the apology to kneel down and bow. This level of apology is rarely used in reality, and the circumstances in which it is used are... quite confusing!
Back then, a nuclear leak at a certain island nuclear power plant shocked the world. The problems left by the disaster have not been resolved to this day. As the responsible party, TEPCO only came out to "apologise" and bowed 90 degrees. It was more serious than "apology". "Apology" should only be used when something big has happened... The thinking mode of ordinary people may be like this, but the problem is that the thinking mode of Japanese people is obviously so "distinctive" from that of ordinary people. "lost" is different.
As a deeper apology method than "apology", "apology" usually only appears in some relatively minor things. To be precise, when a big event happens, the person making the apology will "apologise" for some of the minor issues. , making this small problem very serious, and then apologized with a very sincere attitude and a strong sense of ceremony.
To give an inappropriate example, let's say a person kills someone's whole family, leaving no chickens or dogs behind, leaving only an orphan. Afterwards, the murderer finds the orphan, and then says to the orphan, "I killed your dog." , this is very, very embarrassing, how could I be such a bastard at that time, I would actually kill your dog, I really should not have done it, I am really a big bastard!
The metaphor is very inappropriate, but the meaning is this. In Japan, "apology" is not so much a way of apologizing, but a means of evading responsibility.
I have worked so hard to apologize for a trivial matter, do you still want to hold on to other things? How can you be so petty and cruel!
Yan Kai said that Nakiri Erina's "apology" to Nito Hisako was not sincere enough, but if Nakiri Erina "apologized" to Nito Hisako, her attitude might be even more problematic.
Fei Shasha, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have had coffee while reading documents. How could I have thought of drinking coffee at that time? I really shouldn’t, I will never drink coffee again!
We can't let Nakiri Erina apologize to Nito Hisako like this when the time comes, right? Is this an apology or a provocation?
Oh, by the way, let me explain here by the way, but regardless of "apology", "apology" or "apology", whether the person apologizing specifically wants to compensate the person being apologized to... Well, this actually depends on the individual conscience of the person apologizing. Yes, it has nothing to do with the way of apology.
Yes, that’s right, Japanese people are very strict and polite. After apologizing to someone, it does not mean that they need to compensate the person to whom the apology is made.
According to the thinking and cognition of the Central Plains people, the heavier the apology, the heavier the compensation. The two are closely connected. However, in Japanese culture, the main purpose of the so-called apology is actually to make oneself and the person feel better. People who apologize feel better. Apologizing does not mean actually doing something to make up for their mistakes. On the contrary, just because they have apologized, the person being apologized to feels respected by the person who apologized, and the person who apologized feels better. Some, so if the person being apologized continues to hold on to the matter of compensation, is that a bit disrespectful?
The above is the underlying logic of Japan’s apology culture.
As for the highest level of apology in Japan - "apology"...
It stands to reason that "apology", as the highest form of apology in Japan, should be used when the person making the apology commits a heinous crime. However, the fact is more absurd. That is, "apology", which is the most profound apology in Japan's apology culture, is not actually an apology. It depends on what bad things the person apologizing has done to the person being apologized to, but rather on the status hierarchy between the person apologizing and the person being apologized to.
When the person apologizing feels that he is extremely humble in front of the person being apologized to, even if he has only done a trivial thing wrong, it is best to "apologise" and "sit down" immediately, otherwise you will suffer the consequences!
He rehearsed with Kasumigaoka Shiu for a long time and tried various Japanese forms of apology. In the end, Nakiri Erina found out that Japan's complicated and detailed apology culture was of no use at all. It was all nonsense, not so much to let the other party To feel my sincerity, it is better to say that it is to make myself feel more comfortable, no matter how hypocritical it seems.
"What should I do, Shiyu, how should I apologize to Feishao!"
Nakiri Erina was so anxious that she almost cried. Japanese culture is of no use at this critical moment!
"Calm down Erina, don't worry, let's think of a solution..."
Kasumigaoka Shiu also had a headache, but at this time she could only comfort Nakiri Erina.
"Otherwise, just apologize as you said in the beginning, senior sister. I think that is the most sincere."
Yan Kai, who was watching the excitement on the side, reminded him "intimately".
"Get away!"
Xia Zhiqiu Shiyu glared at Yan Kai, she shouldn't have asked such a scumbag for help, and came up with bad ideas, even though she was the one who came up with the bad idea in the first place.
"That's what it was like at the beginning? Was it kneeling down on one knee? If Fei Sha Sha can be calmed down, it's not impossible..."
Nakiri Erina began to seriously think about the feasibility.
Compared with Hisako, her self-esteem is nothing. Even if she faces Hisako's "Dogeza" Erina, she doesn't mind, but she is just afraid that Nito Hisako won't be able to stand it.
Seeing Miss Erina, who had sworn to serve her for the rest of her life since she was a child, "Toshita seat" to him, Nito Hisako, who had her superiority and inferiority engraved in her bones, might have fainted on the spot.
But if you just kneel down on one knee and don't "Toshita-za", then will Nito Hisako be able to feel his sincerity without passing out?
"Well, Erina, it's better not to give up. With so many people watching, you are the Commander-in-Chief Totsuki after all..."
Nakiri Erina said with a guilty conscience.
She had finally used various specious reasons to convince Erina Nakiri to give up the kneeling "apology", but she didn't want to be lured back by Yan Kai again.
"It's okay, as long as Feishao can come back to me, what does this mean..."
Nakiri Erina shook her head.
What she wants most now is to get Nito Hisako back, and she doesn't care about anything else.
As the commander-in-chief of Totsuki, Nakiri Erina's work is undoubtedly arduous, but after Nito Hisako broke into trouble and ran away from home, Nakiri Erina had no intention of working at all, and the group's affairs were left to the secretarial team. , the school affairs only focused on the final exam, and this was because she had to apologize to Nito Hisako during the final exam.
If it were normal times, it actually wouldn't matter. Totsuki has been working in Japan for many years. Even if Erina Nakiri lets go, Totsuki can still operate according to inertia for a period of time. Didn't you see that the boss in the past was so idle walking around every day?
But now, Totsuki, no, it should be said that the Japanese cuisine world is facing a huge threat, that is, the "late night cooks". This dark cook group from abroad has declared war on the Japanese cuisine world, and there are many Japanese cooks. Defeated by him in "The Food Halberd".
Although Totsuki discovered the problem in time and dispatched members of the "Top Ten" to repel the "late-night cooks" who entered Japan as pioneers, compared with those pioneers, the leader of the "late-night cooks" was the real thorn in his side. It is said that He secretly sneaked into Japan and seemed to be brewing some conspiracy.
The leader of the "Late Night Cooker" also has a deep relationship with Totsuki. He is the disciple and adopted son of the legendary genius student Saiba Joichiro in Totsuki's "golden age", and his cooking skills are even better than those of others.
It is said that he has defeated Souma Yukihira's father, Saiba Joichiro, taken away his surname "Saibami" and changed his name to Saiba Chaoyang. It was he who unified the "late night cooks" who were working in their own camps and moved to Japan. The cook attacks.
Obviously knowing that "Late Night Cuisine" has begun to invade Japan's cuisine world, even the leader of "Late Night Cuisine" Caibo Chaoyang has sneaked into Japan. As the leader of Japan's cuisine world, Totsuki is naturally the first to bear the brunt of this crisis, but Now Nakiri Erina can't concentrate at all on how to deal with the "Late Night Cooker". All she wants to do is get her relationship with Nito Hisako back to the past, the "Late Night Cooker"... wait until she gets Nito Hisako to change her mind. talk later!
"Uh...that's it..."
The corners of Kasumigaoka Shiyu's mouth twitched, and she always felt like she was trapped in a cocoon.
The practice of apologizing went on very late. Below the floor where Nakiri Erina was located, on the floor where the Totsuki staff were located, Saiba Chaoyang, the leader of the "Late Night Cooker", stood on the balcony, sticking his head out and looking up at the door of Nakiri Erina's room. On the balcony, I saw that the lights were still bright there. If you listened carefully, you could even hear the voices of more than one person.
"I haven't rested yet. Are you busy with work? If anyone is here, it seems that it is not convenient to start today, but it doesn't matter. Erina will be in the 'sea' area these days. Before the final exam is over, I am here There are still opportunities out there.”
Caibo Chaoyang showed a relaxed smile.
It stands to reason that for such an important matter as the final exam, Nakiri Erina, as the commander-in-chief of Totsuki, has the responsibility to inspect the three examination areas of "sea", "mountain" and "sichuan". In fact, in the past, the old commander-in-chief was equal It took three days to inspect the three examination areas, but this year, Nakiri Erina decided to stay in the "sea" area for three days in the name of "inspecting the 'Ten Elite' members," so Saiba Chaoyang was not in a hurry to Nakiri Erina takes action,
But for Nakiri Erina, Saiba Asahi is determined to win. "God's Tongue" and his talent are a perfect match. If the two of them join forces, the entire world of cooking will tremble!
