Thursday, June 9, 2005

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Today I had a Spanish placement test...it...was...soooo....EASY!!!I was the first one to finish!! Everyone stared at me like I was crazy!!hehehe^o^

Scince I don't have much to say about my life, here's part of the list of Japanese etiquette and manners that the JET progam is teaching:

-It is impolite to eat or drink something while walking down the street.
-Do not bite or clean your fingernails, gnaw on pencils, or lick your fingers in front of others.
-In Japan it is impolite to pour your own drink when eating with others--you pour your companion's drink and your companion pours yours.
-If you don't want any more to drink, leave your glass full.
-It's customary to say "Itadakimasu" before eating and "Gochisosama deshita" after eating, especially if you're being treated, as well as "Kanpai" for "Cheers".
-When sharing a dish, put what you take on your own plate before eating it.
-Do not make excessive special requests in the preparation of your food, nor wolf it down.
-Do not use your chopsticks to skewer food, move dishes around, and NEVER dish out food to another using the same ends you just ate from--use the top ends.
-Don't use your chopsticks to point at somebody.
-Don't leave your chopsticks standing up out of your food. (Japanese people can be superticious and having chopsticks stading up out of your food is a remblance of the inscense used in funerals=bad luck)
-It is normal in Japan to pick up your rice or miso soup bowl and hold it under your chin to keep stuff from falling.
-Don't leave a mess on your plate-fold your napkins neatly.
-Don't take wads of napkins, sugar packs, or steal "souvinirs" when you leave a restaurant.
-Do not put soy sauce on your rice--it isn't meant for that.
-Do not put sugar or cream in Japanese tea.
-There is no real custom like "help yourself". Wait until the host offers something.
-If you must use a toothpick, at least cover your mouth with your other hand.
-Be aware that in Japan it is normal to make slurping sounds when you're eating noodles.(it shows your complements to the cheif)
-In Japan, it's good (in commercials, anyway) to make loud gulping noises when drinking. Expect to hear lots of it in ads.
-It is normal to pay a restaurant or bar bill at the register instead of giving money to the waiter/waitress. There is no tipping in Japan.
-It's considered rude to count your change after paying the bill in a store or restaurant, but the Japanese themselves do give it a cursory lookover.


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ello! thanx for reading todays post!^^ Now u gets a treaty weety! Yays! To bad I can't give it to you for reals...so don't fuss over not getting a real prizey wizey! just do DA HAPPY DANCE! lalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaaaa....okay i'm ending this. or should I move onto another subject...i love bubble tea....mango bubble tea...coconut bubble tea...lychee bubble tea....*Slurp *chew *chew *chew. I've recently hooked on Pita-ten. The characters are so kawaii and plus ppl say I'm a lot like misha and shia^^ tehe...OKay Dokay! time to explore the world now. bibi now!

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