*相手 the other party
*会話 conversation
*〜けり(classical Japanese) =よ、なあ、ものだ
*得意=得意先 customer, patron
*正座 sit uptight (with one’s legs folded under one)
*書道 calligraphy
クサカさん
(Shiga/Kyoto)
Q: What is his opinion regarding speech styles?
It depends on the addressee. If he speaks with his best patron
he
should sit uptight and speak in a way that is not rude to the patron.
It depends on the addressee. But he thinks speaking too
politely with
uptight sitting posture would be rather rude to his best patron.
It depends on the speaker, e.g. his best patron always sits
uptight and
speaks in a way that is not rude to the addressee.
It depends on the speaker, e.g. his best patron speaks to him
really
rudely, no matter how polite he is, sitting uptight.