[BjornTobyWilde]

I often physically move my students around, for example when putting them into groups. I wouldn't dream of doing that back home. The idea of physically dragging British college students is just surreal.

Another thing: I just got a haircut and the guy cutting it starting trying to tell me about how poorly endowed he is. My Japanese isn't great so it required some imaginative gestures for me to understand! I'm not sure that would happen at home. It's happened a few times now in Japan and my Japanese doesn't stretch to "it's what you do with it that counts" etc. I just nod sympathetically.