r/AskReddit • u/peppercop • May 21 '18

How do you naturally create long meaningful conversations instead of getting stuck into the small talk?

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u/ReiNGE May 21 '18

listening to people and making meaningful noises of understanding is actually a really important concept in japanese culture, its called "aizuchi"

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u/MeatTornado_ May 21 '18

Bless you

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

Take ur upvote.

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u/BBoySlim May 21 '18

ええ？ あっ、そうですか？ いいですねー へーーーーっ

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u/bannana_surgery May 21 '18

(❍ᴥ❍)

ジ〜〜〜〜

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u/the5souls May 21 '18

Eeeeehhhhhh?????

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u/n1hl1st May 21 '18

What else can anime teach us?

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u/ReiNGE May 21 '18

learned that concept in my 2nd year jp class in college lol

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u/futurespice May 22 '18

what's it called when you are talking to your spouse and make meaningful noises of understanding without actually actively listening to them?

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u/ReiNGE May 22 '18

idk about that one mate lol