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0In Japanese offices, when someone (like a salesperson) comes back from the day's work outside, people in the office say OTSUKARESAMA ('You must be tired [after doing a good job]', something like that). We also say the same thing when leaving the office after the day's work. I wonder what is the English equivalent.02br02br00Thank you.0-

Clive · Accepted Answer

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00I don't think we say anything special in such a case.02br
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00Perhaps Japanese people value such rituals more? I don't know.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

SANTOSLD · Answer

I think that these expressions change from country to country. Each one has its particularity.

In Brazil we don't have any "standard jargon" for these situations (normally bye or good morning!).

According to the people some kind of joking is possible:

When salesperson returns to the office after daily job:

Hey you're arriving too early for tomorrow! (Hey vocë está chegando muito cedo para amanhã!).

Or when they're leaving the office and backing to home:

Are you already leaving?? (Já vai?) Normally when it's too late (just for fun!)

Leandro.

Nef · Answer

I've heard a lot of people ask "How did it go?" or something similar when someone comes back after working outside the office. It isn't a ritual, but it is a way of acknowledging that the person has been working somewhere else and has returned.

Itasan · Answer

Thank you very much, everybody, for the valuable answers.

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