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Context PlayingWith / JapanesePoliteness

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1	'''Basic Trope''': A polite Japanese character, and/or the tendency of Japanese people to be very polite.
2	* '''Straight''': [[BilingualBonus Suzuki-san]] is a very polite Japanese man, who always uses proper manners.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Suzuki-san is so polite that he apologizes to inanimate objects, even as a {{Neighbourhood Friendly Gangster\|s}}.
5	** Every Japanese character is portrayed as very polite.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Suzuki-san is notably polite, but doesn't go too far beyond greeting people properly and generally being kind.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Can be TruthInTelevision; Japan is known for having a polite society.
9	** Suzuki-san was raised to be a polite individual.
10	* '''Inverted''': BarbaricBully Ryuji is the physical embodiment AsianRudeness, and he's also TheIdiotFromOsaka.
11	* '''Subverted''': Suzuki-san simply pretends to be polite. He's actually FauxAffablyEvil.
12	* '''Double Subverted''': But he later realizes that GoodFeelsGood, and decides to be polite for real.
13	* '''Parodied''':
14	** [[OccidentalOtaku Non-Japanese characters behave politely in the Japanese way.]]
15	** Everything that Suzuki-san does is considered polite, no matter how rude is if other characters do the same things that he does.
16	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Suzuki-san can be polite in some episodes, and not as polite in others.
17	* '''Averted''': Japanese people are not portrayed as particularly polite.
18	* '''Enforced''': Sometimes can be used as AnAesop, usually about good manners and/or treating others well.
19	* '''Lampshaded''': "Wow, Suzuki-san has excellent manners."
20	* '''Invoked''': Suzuki-san doesn't want to disappoint his family, so he learns how to dress, talk, and behave properly.
21	* '''Exploited''':
22	** PolitenessJudo
23	** The racist ManipulativeBastard uses Suzuki's politeness to serve him like a servant.
24	* '''Defied''': After he is manipulated too much, Suzuki-san decides to TookALevelInJerkass.
25	* '''Discussed''': ???
26	* '''Conversed''': ???
27	* '''Implied''': A polite character has [[AsianSpeekeeEngrish ambiguous Japanese accent.]]
28	* '''Deconstructed''': Suzuki-san becomes a people-pleaser that develops some level of anxiety.
29	* '''Reconstructed''': Suzuki-san visits a therapist, and learns that he can express a disagreement without any rudeness.
30	* '''Played for Laughs''': The exaggerated politeness is used for SelfDeprecation jokes in anime and manga.
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Context PlayingWith / JapanesePoliteness