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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mstdn.jp/users/unseenjapan/statuses/114027310277983727">Unseen Japan (unseenjapan@mstdn.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 08:07:48 JST</a><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@unseenjapan" title="unseenjapan@mstdn.jp"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/18528-48-20221107013345.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Unseen Japan" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Unseen Japan</a></section><article><p>Kyoto schools have decided that a "please" can go a long way. The prefecture's changing exam announcements from using imperative-form verbs (-しなさい, shinasai) to polite requests (-してください, shite kudasai) so as not to add additional stress to already stressed-out students.</p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/kyoto-schools-announcements-politeness/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://unseen-japan.com/kyoto-schools-announcements-politeness/</a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" rel="tag">#japan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" rel="tag">#unseenjapan</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujebsite" rel="tag">#ujebsite</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/schools" rel="tag">#schools</a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/news" rel="tag">#news</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/4589722#notice-8984964">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-02-19T08:07:48+09:00" title="Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 08:07:48 JST">about 4 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@unseenjapan/114027310277983727" rel="external" title="Sent from mstdn.jp via ActivityPub">mstdn.jp</a></span></span><a href="https://mstdn.jp/@unseenjapan/114027310277983727">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/4161740">Picture of two aisles of students bowing to a teacher. The picture is taken from behind the students and at the end of the row, you can see a male teacher standing behind a podium and making his own small bow.</a></label><br><a href="https://media.mstdn.jp/media_attachments/files/114/027/310/043/295/480/original/762f087f84bc1ddb.jpeg" rel="external">https://media.mstdn.jp/media_attachments/files/114/027/310/043/295/480/original/762f087f84bc1ddb.jpeg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Unseen Japan (unseenjapan@mstdn.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Feb-2025 08:07:48 JST Unseen Japan
Kyoto schools have decided that a "please" can go a long way. The prefecture's changing exam announcements from using imperative-form verbs (-しなさい, shinasai) to polite requests (-してください, shite kudasai) so as not to add additional stress to already stressed-out students.
https://unseen-japan.com/kyoto-schools-announcements-politeness/
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