Geraldina Villarreal de la Fuente Saying 'Yes' or 'No'

YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-hrJ4WCHEc

Spanish

En nuestra cultura no tendemos a ser tan francos, a decir un "sí" o un "no." Muchas veces nos da miedo expresar nuestros sentimientos. O por no comprometernos y le damos vueltas, o sea rodeamos la pregunta para evadir, expresar lo que realmente sentimos. Por no enemistarnos con la otra persona, solemos decir que "no estamos de acuerdo del todo," en lo que se está expresando, pero no decimos un "no" rotundo.

English

In our culture we tend to be less frank when we say "yes" or "no." Many times we are afraid of expressing our feelings. Maybe because we don't want to make a commitment and so we go around in circles or avoid expressing what we really feel. In order to not make enemies, we'll say something like, "we don't completely agree with everything," with what they are saying, but we don't say an all out "no."

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