Assignment 3: Manners
Research and post at least two Japanese manners that others have not posted before you.
This is a blog marathon. You can only post ideas that others have not posted yet.
Due is 11am on April 24.
Please make sure to cite the source.
1. It is impolite to eat or drink something while walking down the street.
2. If you don’t want any more to drink, leave your glass full.
3. There is no real custom like “help yourself.” Wait until the host
offers something.
http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/FAQ-Manners.html
Oops, I didn’t see that Sarah had posted the second one already until i clicked!! Sorry….
2.) Do not use your mobile phone in trains unless it is clearly allowed to do so. Using emails or SMS is fine though
1.) (I’m not sure how accurate this one is, it seems a little old fashioned) Do not point your finger, feet or chopsticks at people. If you have to indicate an object or direction to someone, wave your fingers with the palm downwards.
2.) Absolutely avoid bathing suits in public baths, as this could create incidents with Japanese customers and you could end up expelled from the premises. (I didn’t know this could get you kicked out, figured you’d just get some really weird looks)
There is no tipping in any situation in Japan – cabs, restaurants, personal care. To tip someone is actually a little insulting; the services you’ve asked for are covered by the price given.
You may raise bowls to your mouth to make it easier to eat with chopsticks, especially bowls of rice. Hmm.. these two things might make things easier!
http://matadorabroad.com/10-japanese-customs-you-must-know-before-a-trip-to-japan/
Most restaurants don’t have to-go containers to bring your left-overs home.
While you can smoke cigarettes inside almost any building, you are not allowed to smoke while walking outside on the streets. This is because when people walk with a cigarette held to their side, it is at the eye-level of small children and their eyes can get burned.
–my own personal experience 🙂
1.) Contrarily to Western manners, noodles can be and should be slurped. Likewise, bowls or plates should be brought up the the mouth rather than bending one’s head toward it.
2.) Absolutely avoid bathing suits in public baths, as this could create incidents with Japanese customers and you could end up expelled from the premises.
http://www.jref.com/culture/japanese_manners_etiquette.shtml
Derek-kun,
Go ahead and show off your ladies-first behavior. Japanese women will love it! and hopefully some Japanese men will learn to do it.
1. In America it is common to see people eating and drinking while walking down the street but in Japan this is considered impolite.
2. Apparently there is no custom of “ladies first” in Japan. (This begs the question: will Japanese women be insulted by a foreigner following the “ladies first” custom or will they find it charming?)
http://www.geocities.com/japanfaq/FAQ-Manners.html
At weddings, it is customary for guests to give gifts in the form of envelopes with money inside. The number of bank notes should be odd so that the money cannot be divided evenly. 40.000￥is an inappropriate amount to give because of the 4 at the beginning, sounds like death.
When Japanese people go on trips, they do not send postcards back. Instead, they gather souvenirs to give to friends and family when they return.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Japan#Eating_and_drinking
At weddings, it is customary for guests to give gifts in the form of envelopes with money inside. The number of bank notes should be odd so that the money cannot be divided evenly. 40.000￥is an inappropriate amount to give because of the 4 at the beginning, sounds like death.
When Japanese people go on trips, they do not send postcards back. Instead, they gather souvenirs to give to friends and family when they return.
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_Japan#Eating_and_drinking
1) Some shops, cafes or department stores provide plastic covers for umbrellas. Make sure not to enter with a dripping wet umbrella without one.
2) Japanese wash themselves before entering the bath, as they have a customs of sharing the bath water. This is true as well for public baths as for thermal spring and bath in individual homes. The reason is that other people will use the same water after you (except if you live by yourself, of course). Therefore, you should not empty the bath after using it.
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