tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post6285628634280243931..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: Quickies: Saying Yes And Meaning NoFrancis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-88936141856827341122019-07-10T16:55:27.224-04:002019-07-10T16:55:27.224-04:00"Yes!" when it is stated emphatically by..."Yes!" when it is stated emphatically by an Asian importer to a trucking salesman, is what we in Seattle's freight forwarding industry used to call "the Japanese No."<br /><br />It is very Asian: saying yes when no is meant saves face for all involved. That is until the sales contract is finally rebuffed. But hey, by then you are not face to face anymore so it's all good.<br /><br />That's how biz is done on the Pacific rim.steveazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02453628715912002876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-7674266370788120032019-07-09T21:14:07.452-04:002019-07-09T21:14:07.452-04:00When in doubt of one's intentions, always go w...When in doubt of one's intentions, always go with their deeds, not their words. Just as it takes a conscious effort to overcome the natural inclination to nod your head while saying "yes" and instead turn your head sideways, so does it to mouth shopworn platitudes about conservatism while actually voting progressivism. <br /><br />It is a conscious effort.<br /><br />You don't think you're wrong. You're truly humble, for I suspect that you actually know you're not wrong. As I do.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814221321483154946noreply@blogger.com