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Sep 24th 2011 19:28
I heard a clinic's advertisement on radio about their special treatment for preventing palm sweating.
It sounded strange for me.
In Japan we don’t care about that so much.
We depict a heated game as a palm sweating one. It is not used with negative image.
American people shake hands more often than Japanese.
I assume that is the reason why American people care for palm sweating.
keithrmcd
Thank you for your correction!
Sep 26th 2011 07:41
  • Palm Sweating

  • Or: Sweaty Palms

 
  • I heard a clinic's advertisement on radio about their special treatment for preventing palm sweating.

  • I heard a clinic's advertisement on the radio about their special treatment for preventing palm sweating. (or preventing palms from sweating, or sweaty palms)

 
  • It sounded strange for me.

  • It sounded strange to me.

 
  • In Japan we don’t care about that so much.

  • In Japan, we don’t care about that so much.

 
  • We depict a heated game as a palm sweating one.

  • We depict a heated game as a palm-sweating one.

 
  • It is not used with negative image.

  • It is not used as a negative image. Or: It does not have a negative connotation.

 
  • American people shake hands more often than Japanese.

  • American people shake hands more often than Japanese do.

 
  • I assume that is the reason why American people care for palm sweating.

  • I assume that is the reason why American people worry about (having) sweaty palms. “Care for” tends to be used for good things, like having dry palms, and “worry about” for not having bad things, such as sweaty palms. :-)

 
Akira-san, I think you are right about the handshake. I read an article once that advised a person applying for a job to wash his or her hands with warm water and dry them thoroughly in order to have a warm and dry hand when they shook hands with their prospective boss. People are said to perspire when nervous; so job applicants with sweaty palms are assumed to be nervous and to lack confidence. In addition, warm hands are associated with youth and vigor.
Sep 26th 2011 21:45 Akira
Thank you, Kethrmcd-san.
In the US, confidence is more important than in Japan.
I'm trying to conceal my nervousness caused from lack of English ability in front of American people.
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