“The video's pretty choppy on my end.”

You're doing a video chat on your computer with a friend in another country. The video isn't very smooth. It plays for a few seconds, then stops for a few, then plays again. You asked your friend if the video looked OK on her computer, and she said it did. You say:

The video's pretty choppy on my end.

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“I'm not saying that's true for all Japanese people, of course.”

 You're were talking with someone about the differences between Japanese people and people from other countries. You said that Japanese people are usually reserved, but you don't want the listener to think that you believe all Japanese people are like this. You say:

I'm not saying that's true for all Japanese people, of course.

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“Japanese people tend to be rather reserved.”

You're talking with someone who's interested in Japan but doesn't know much about it. You start discussing the differences between Japanese people and people from other countries. You say:

Japanese people tend to be rather reserved, in general.

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“The portion sizes are so much bigger in the U.S.!”

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You are eating lunch at a restaurant in the U.S. with a friend, and the restaurant brought you a huge plate of food. You are amazed at how much food American restaurants serve. You say:

The portion sizes are so much bigger in the U.S.!

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