Quote Originally Posted by Hysterior View Post
Japanese is also one one of these languages where insults work better when hidden behind a compliment.
I can say that you're a very energetic person when I mean you're annoying or that I can see you are really doing your best when I mean you're really terrible at your job.
So if you don't read the air, you might take things as compliment when they're really not
That's a very Kyoto-esque way of veiling an insult behind a compliment. w
Tokyo-ites are not as skillful. We have less subtlety and just get straight up passive aggressive.

But seriously, yes, "reading the air" is an important skill to have in Japan since there are many times when things should not be taken at face value.

It's good or bad. I like having great structure for raids. But on the flipside so many times in dungeons we would do simple pulls when I barely see that in EU and I prefer the faster pace.
At least in my experience from being on a JP server with very few English speakers since ARR...
I think this has changed. I experience quite a few runs where the tank pulls wall to wall. But a few years ago it was more group by group.
But I've never been in a run where the healer (usually me) or DPS asks the tank to go faster or slower. It's usually quiet, the tank goes at his/her pace, and everyone adjusts.