If someone who is extremely law-abiding, as stubborn as a mule, and rigid in his ideas, how should I advise him to be more flexible to adapt himself quickly to change condition? Is the expression below acceptable?
“Don’t be stubborn as a mule. Why are you as stubborn as Japanese who are bounded by rules and don't know how to adapt himself to circumstances?”
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Don’t be as stubborn as a mule. Why are you like the Japanese, who are bound by rules and don't know how to adapt themselves to circumstances?
— Mister Micawber
Don’t be as stubborn as a mule.
Why are you like the Japanese, who are bound by rules and don't know how to adapt themselves to circumstances?
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