Saturday, June 11, 2005

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You know the new scanner I told you....well....the cord that connects from itself to the computer...is....misplace...ToT...
I'll try finding it in my junkyard home...somehow


Anyway, here are some more Japanese etiquette&manners^o^:

-The Japanese gesture of "Who, me?" is pointing at their nose, not their chest.
-The Japanese gesture for "Come here" is to put your hand palm out, fingers up, and raise and lower your fingers a few times.
-The western gesture of palm-up, closing your hand is only used to call animals to you.
-The Japanese gesture for "no" is fanning your hand sideways a few times in front of your face.
-Japanese residences have thin walls and poor insulation - don't blast your stereo or television.
-Don't wear your slippers into a tatami (straw) mat room.
-It's customary to sit on the floor in a tatami room (called "washitsu").
-Don't wear your slippers into the genkan (at the entrance to a home, where the shoes are kept), nor outside.
-Don't wear the toilet room slippers outside the toilet room.
-Japanese wear kimono or yukata (light summer kimono) with the left side over the right. The reverse is only for the dead at funerals.
-It's better to wear shoes slipped on easily when visiting someone.
-It's polite to initially refuse someone's offer of help. Japanese may also initially refuse your offer even if they really want it. Traditionally an offer is made 3 times. It may be better to state you'll carry their bag, call a taxi, etc., instead of pushing them to be polite and refuse.
-When they laugh Japanese women often cover their mouths with their hand. This comes from an old Buddhist notion that showing bone is unclean, as well as a horrendous lack of orthodontics in Japan. If you're a woman you have no obligation to copy this, but you will soon notice how frequently Japanese do this.
-It's polite to bring some food (gift-wrapped in more formal situations) or drinks when you visit someone.
-Gift giving is very important in Japan, but extravagant gifts require an equally or slightly higher extravagant gift in return. Avoid giving pricey gifts.
-Giving cash is normal for ceremonies like weddings and funerals; but given in special envelopes with a printed or real red tie around it (available in stationary and convenience stores). Use new and not old bills.
-After coming back from a vacation it is normal to bring a small gift for all those you work with, even if you don't really like them a lot. Nothing expensive is required, however.
-It's polite to belittle the value of your gift or food when you offer it, even if it's blatantly untrue.
-In more formal circumstances it's impolite to unwrap a gift someone brings you as soon as you receive it. In casual surroundings it's normal to ask the giver if it can be opened now.
-It's polite to see a guest to the door (or the front of a building even) when they leave.
-When someone visits it's polite to turn their shoes around and put them together so they can put them on easily.
-This is older custom, but in a home the guest is seated facing the room entrance. The highest ranking host sits across from the guest.
-Again old, but in a car the highest ranking person sits behind the driver. The lowest rides shotgun.
-For taxis the driver will open/close the rear left hand door for you.
-Japanese often compliment each other to promote good will, but it is polite to deny how well you speak Japanese, how nice you look, etc.
-In Japan the whole family uses the same bath water -- as a guest you will probably be given the priviledge of using the bath water first. Do NOT drain the water out after you have finished your bath!


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