You know, I’m a kind of person who finds no problem saying “Hello” or “Thank you” to people or strangers that I don’t know, and have no reservation or hesitation in saying “Thank you” to a cashier who’s checked out items I’m buying or even packed them (at some nice stores!). Because I try to use my reusable shopping bag instead of plastic bags given at stores from an environmental viewpoint, I usually tell the person at a register that I don’t need a plastic bag, and finish the conversation with the “Thank-you” note. It feels so painful for me to observe customers totally ignore the greetings from the store clerks, such as “Hello”, “Thank you for shopping with us”. Whenever I’m in that situation, I say to myself that it costs you nothing to just say “Thanks” in Japanese! But t the same time, I’ve long been wondering whether there’s any better phase to show our gratitude to the person who’s served to us. Japanese equivalent “Thank you ” should be “Arigatougozaimasu.” or “Arigatou.”, but those don’t sound exactly “Thank you” in English to me. I mean “Arigatougozaimasu” is too much, and “Arigatou” is less than “Thank you”…
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I feel the same way as QWer with regard to the formality level. Arigato sounds blunt to me, but Arigatogozaimasu is really lengthy and too polite. I would like to eliminate the difference in position, which "Thank you" does well in English. Therefore, I've decided to say Ookini to cashiers. It may sound like an oyaji, but I don't bother. It actually conveys a well-balanced nuance. I have never talked about this to anyone, so thank you for giving me the opportunity to reflect on it.
Oh, yeah. Post#1 is Aya's, but displayed as "QWer". #1 is Aya's, folks!
> Ted
"Ookini" sounds good to me as a functional alternative. Does it sound like an oyaji? I don't really think so. :-) I wish the Kanto language had the equivalent of Ookini. As Masaya suggested, "Domo" works here? It just doesn't fit me using "Domo" as a decent female customer...;-) Needs further thoughts.
>Aya
Thank you for your comment. I forgot to mention that I live in Kansai. Ookini only works in my region. Domo with the longer vowel would do for a female, I suppose.
What do I say to the cashier? It depends on what kind of shops I go. At a supermarket or a convenience store, I just say “thank you.” Yesterday I went to a convenience store on my way home, and observed myself objectively how I would behave. I said “thank you” as usual, and at the same time I smiled. It’s not unusual for me to smile, but I somehow “wanted” to send my smile to him. Not because he was a nice-looking guy―well, he was, but it’s not that―but because he gave me the plastic bag with things I bought with a big smile. Smiles make others smile! :-) (15 minutes, 111 words)
*Whomever it is directed to, it's great to say 'THANK YOU' to anyone doing something for you (whether or not it's free), including anyone behind the register, wheel, etc. Saying 'THANK YOU' might effect on our physical and physiological system, say, like, the moment you say "THANK YOU', some sort of 'thank-you' or 'appreciation' adrenaline starts pumping throughout our system and some sort of 'thank-you' receptor starts proliferating all out of the blue! In short, saying 'THANK YOU' to anyone does make us happy or feel happy at least. It might be like one of those Buddhist chants that's claimed (mainly by them of course) to possess some kind of sorcerous power. Or more simply, uttering good words makes us feel good, like, the good-word/thought-multiplier or something that works in such a way that thinking of good words keeps you positive and proactive, keeping your eyes on the brightest side of whatever you're thinking of, giving you a bona fide sense of . . . (I don't know) , which gives you the sense of morality and ethics that's, oh yes, totally politically correct . . .
I usually say thanks to a cashier when he or she says thank you. This is a normal thing to do, right? But unfortunately it doesn’t seem to be a normal thing to do in Japan. I’ve seen people just ignore cashiers so many times! That makes me really sad and even angry. People say Japanese people are polite and I believe most of us must be proud of our politeness. However some people can be very rude as soon as they go into stores. Yes, customers are God! I wonder if stores’ excessive politeness encourages customers’ rudeness. Now what do you say when you enter a store? I don’t say anything or I just smile when a store clerk greets me. I sometimes……. (10min. 124words)
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