The only difference is it isn't being lied about. As strange as it might be for someone Japanese not to cover up their unwillingness to talk with a lie, it doesn't really change the end result.The difference between, "It's nothing," and, "I don't want to talk about it," is more significant than people realise. And the ones who did were a few dumb kids.
Not lying is very different from lying. It shows trust.The only difference is it isn't being lied about. As strange as it might be for someone Japanese not to cover up their unwillingness to talk with a lie, it doesn't really change the end result.
Lying is the norm in Japan though. Not lying is just seen as immature there (though I regard it the opposite way around, personally).Not lying is very different from lying. It shows trust.
Lying is the norm for immature characters in manga, though, and by being honest they progress the plot.Lying is the norm in Japan though. Not lying is just seen as immature there (though I regard it the opposite way around, personally).
Sometimes things can only move once they're willing to get past their cultural shackles, but that doesn't change the fact that they were obfuscating and lying in the first place due to the cultural obligations put upon them by Japanese society in general. And if they'd spoken honestly from the start, THAT would have been regarded as immature.Lying is the norm for immature characters in manga, though, and by being honest they progress the plot.