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The story takes place in a restaurant in the [[U.S.A.]] The narrator enters and sits down at his table. Next to him sit eight Japanese gentlemen, and next to them sit a young American couple. The Japanese speak quietly and politely to each other, always smiling and bowing. Seven of them wear glasses. They eat fish and later fruit for dessert. The American couple, although they sit farthest away and are only two, make the most noise, thinking only about themselves. In fact, when they leave, the woman has not even noticed the Japanese party that has been sitting next to them all the time. |
The story takes place in a restaurant in the [[U.S.A.]] The narrator enters and sits down at his table. Next to him sit eight Japanese gentlemen, and next to them sit a young American couple. The Japanese speak quietly and politely to each other, always smiling and bowing. Seven of them wear glasses. They eat fish and later fruit for dessert. The American couple, although they sit farthest away and are only two, make the most noise, thinking only about themselves. In fact, when they leave, the woman has not even noticed the Japanese party that has been sitting next to them all the time. |
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In this short-story, cultural differences are displayed clearly. |
In this short-story, cultural differences are displayed clearly. |
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The Invisible Japanese Gentlemen is a short novel written by Graham Greene in 1965.
The story takes place in a restaurant in the U.S.A. The narrator enters and sits down at his table. Next to him sit eight Japanese gentlemen, and next to them sit a young American couple. The Japanese speak quietly and politely to each other, always smiling and bowing. Seven of them wear glasses. They eat fish and later fruit for dessert. The American couple, although they sit farthest away and are only two, make the most noise, thinking only about themselves. In fact, when they leave, the woman has not even noticed the Japanese party that has been sitting next to them all the time. In this short-story, cultural differences are displayed clearly.
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