I'm curious across various cultures what your experience of "yes but I don't mean yes" is:

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“Sure” - this is a hard no especially when the offshore teams say it (it also means they didn’t understand what you just said)

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Don’t forget about “now” vs. “just now” vs. “now now now”

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JNB represent!

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Offshore teams.

Yes = Maybe
No = Maybe (if you escalate)
Maybe = No (unless you follow up hourly)
Sure = Maybe

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Brits:
„I‘ll have a look at this later“ = Go away
„It is good“ = It is terrible
„What have you got on at the minute?“ = Your workload is about to double
„I‘ll see what I can do“ = You‘re on your own
„Added to my to-do list!“ = I don‘t have a list
„I have made a few corrections“ = I had to redo it because it was sh*t

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In a related vein, the expression I’m most amused by is “crack on” 🤣🤣🤣

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Iranians (also a generalization) will volunteer themselves for things with the expectation that you will talk them out of it. I've had several miffed people after agreeing to their "I can do that if you want" 😁

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I took an international business class that taught us it is considered somewhat rude in India to say no. According to the book, people will say yes there to avoid rudeness. This is generalization of a very large group of people though.

Agreed, generalisations about cultures are a blunt instrument. At the very least it reminds one to be aware of one's assumptions of communication.

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