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Simon Peters is very conscious of his behavior as he greets prospective Japanese clients at a local Tokyo restaurant. Though he invites all of the guests to drink sake from lacquered trays, he abstains because of a severe stomach ulcer. He perceives his abstention to be permissible in Japanese society because drinking sake would be considered to be a cultural _____ for foreign guests.


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Long-Run Equilibrium

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