Anyone have strategy or mindset to tolerate indirect speech culture, when you prefer direct communication?
I live at a town in indonesia. At east java. I don't like norm of politeness, passive aggressiveness here. The indirect speech to maintain politeness. But i also say passive aggressive thing when i get offended. Bcs direct talk will escalate conflict. idk now bcs i've been social isolating, but when i was at school, it has "saving face" culture. I've read non violence communication too, but afraid of doing it irl especially when dealing with stranger, bcs afraid to be judged as weird. I did practice it before at home, but recently has stopped bcs i feel tired. I need more mental space to do it.
I perceive indirect speech as manipulative and a way to avoid accountability and honesty. I experienced more eased talking with germans. I have tck background in japan too, but also feel not quite liking japanese communication style of politeness, but can't be sure if it was genuine or performative. Indirect speech often irritate me, as i need extra brain work to guess what they meant actually.
Do you have strategy to deal indirect speech when you prefer direct talks, and living in indirect speech country?