Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! As you walk over to meet your colleagues after work at the Japanese steakhouse, you hear them whisper in Japanese, “She’s always willing to share her opinions of people. Let’s ask her what she thinks.” You say in Japanese, “Ask me what I think about who?” Your friend tells you in Japanese, “We were just talking about this new person at the office. We’re not sure what to make of her. What do you think?” You respond in Japanese, “Do you want to know what I really think?” Your friends all say in Japanese, “Yes, definitely! Tell us!” You reply in Japanese, “Well, I haven’t spoken to her much, but her hair’s always a mess and she’s never very put together.” You continue in Japanese, “Her desk is never organized, and she seems to spend a lot of time dillydallying around other people’s desks…usually men. But she’s…” Your friends cut you off in Japanese, “Wow, you’re straightforward. Why don’t you tell us how you really feel!”

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