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5 - Today's tip for your relationship with your Japanese lady.

"Remember that your Japanese wife (or Japanese girlfriend) is Japanese and not western! not European! and not the same nationality as you!"
This is important for such occassions such as family-get-togethers and parties with friends. If your Japanese wife (or Japanese girlfriend) doesn't want to go, doesn't want to meet others and/or doesn't want to talk to others, try to understand her position.
Read more about why Japanese have very different ideas about socializing than us.
http://www.blognow.com.au/meetjapaneseladies/ number 5

4 - Today's tip for your relationship with your Japanese lady.

Compliment her English.
Japanese people living in an English speaking country can easily lose confidence with their English ability and be easily discouraged. It only takes one rude native English speaker to make no effort to understand then lose their temper to kill the confidence of a non-native English speaking person trying to live in an English speaking country.
If you have a Japanese wife or girlfriend, try to compliment her English regularly. Each time try to compliment something different. For example:-
a) Your English pronunciation is very clear.
b) You have a very nice English voice.
When the subject is too difficult.
c) When you speak, your body language is very good and helpful.
d) You spoke English a lot today. You did very well.
e) You looked very confident today. Your English has improved a lot since last year.

Read more about the perception by Japanese of the English language.

http://www.blognow.com.au/meetjapaneseladies/69432/4_-_English_Language_Study_Hobby_or_Mission.html

3 - Today's tip for your relationship with your Japanese lady.

2 - Today's tip for your relationship with your Japanese lady.

When your Japanese lady meets your family and friends, she will have very high expectations. Your friend's joke or your auntie's lack of a formal greeting may offend her. She may try to smile and listen to every conversation (and try to understand despite her poor English) and become very tired. Try to prepare her and keep a close eye on her during the get-together.

After Japanese people learn that people in "uchi" can be treated more like people in "soto", they relax and enjoy meeting your friends and going to family Christmas parties too.

Read more about "uchi" and "soto".

http://blognow.com.au/meetjapaneseladies/58719/2_-_Soto_and_Uchi.html

1 - Today's tip for your relationship with your Japanese lady.

When you have a difference of opinion, stay positive. Say to yourself "She's trying to teach me something about her and her culture. This is a learning opportunity and learning will make me a more cultured, knowledgable and wiser person".
Read more:- http://www.blognow.com.au/meetjapaneseladies/55561/1_-_Why_date_a_lady_from_another_culture.html