• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Not japanese, but my understanding is that japanese uses a lot of honorifics and their pronouns use them too. So you don’t just say “I” but “I, a humble servant,” or “I, an esteemed gentleman,” or “I, the owner of this establishment,”