No excuses
It's Friday!!! Something about Japan.
Japan is a no excuse country. You can’t say the reason you did something was that someone told you to do it. You chose to do it. You should never do anything that you don’t understand without knowing the reason. It is not the fault of the person who told you what to do, it is your fault for not understanding before you did it. Therefore, in their eyes, you are in the wrong. Most people own up to their mistakes and focus on how not to do it again. The question becomes what was the problem, why was it a problem, and then what can I do to not have that problem again. Own up to your mistakes, humbly and the people here are forgiving. If you don't, it rubs people the wrong way and you can be considered uncaring, insensitive, and selfish.