“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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