How should you respond when a Japanese person gives you a compliment?

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You may have heard there’s only one proper phrase to use, but that’s not true. According to the common logic of Japanese etiquette, when someone pays you a compliment the best response is to say “Sonna koto arimasen.” If you’ve ever read even the first page of a Japanese phrase book, though, you’ll notice that […]