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face-down bow receive-GER
[…like] receiving a bow [while?] face-down.
This means receiving a courtesy such as a bow and disregarding or ignoring it, according to the proverb guide I found. I suspect I make a lot of mistakes with this type of thing in Korea – the rules are so different from how courtesy normally works in Western culture, although I sometimes think they’re not as different as we think they are – they just seem really different.
I’m feeling really down. I’m engaging in major escapism, playing a game on my computer and ignoring reality.
