[This is more of an excuse for the private post than anything.] It's certainly possible to hold oneself to a different moral standard than one holds society, being more willing to forgive ourselves for certain mistakes, or maybe less willing, than we are when other people commit them. I think that it differs depending on who you owe pardon, and in practice on the individual person. And in general, I think most people are able to justify more as "not really wrong" when they're the one doing it.
That's not to say it's right they do, though.
[private, Japanese] If it's not too familiar a question, how much time have you spent in Japan?
[He'll notice that she's being if anything too polite in her grammar and pronouns. Nothing like Japanese for etiquette and distinguishing social levels.]
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Date: 2011-09-14 10:08 pm (UTC)That's not to say it's right they do, though.
[private, Japanese]
If it's not too familiar a question, how much time have you spent in Japan?
[He'll notice that she's being if anything too polite in her grammar and pronouns. Nothing like Japanese for etiquette and distinguishing social levels.]