Love hate relationship with Japan..

[WingsToDiscovery]

Originally Posted by MMM

What foreign customs are taboo?

Tattoos, dyeing hair, shoes in the house, whatever.

[godwine]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

Tattoos, dyeing hair, shoes in the house, whatever.

These are a "Custom"????

[WingsToDiscovery]

Originally Posted by godwine

These are a "Custom"????

My original quote said "culture" as well.

[RealJames]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

Love the junk food - Hate the real food.

I agree with your other points but this one confuses me lol ><

I had the opposite feeling coming here.
the sukiyaki, sushi, nabe, kushikatsu, etc I all loved
Izakaya were good too and served better food than 99% of pubs I went to back home,
the junk food felt like watered down tasteless versions of western junk food to me

[WingsToDiscovery]

Originally Posted by RealJames

I agree with your other points but this one confuses me lol ><

I had the opposite feeling coming here.
the sukiyaki, sushi, nabe, kushikatsu, etc I all loved
Izakaya were good too and served better food than 99% of pubs I went to back home,
the junk food felt like watered down tasteless versions of western junk food to me

Of course if I went with plain stuff like ramen, gyudon, yakiniku, etc, that stuff is kind of impossible not to like. But you can only eat the same kinds of food so many times. My first problem is just my own dietary needs; I don't eat seafood (from both allergies and just not liking the stuff I can eat) so it whacks a lot of foods here. The other problems are the limited variety of foods (both in Japanese cuisine and the availability of foreign foods).

[GoNative]

Originally Posted by MMM

I think that is universal, and not just with Japan.

Sure but I made a point of it because Japan took it to a whole new level than what I was used to.

[Atredies]

like: food
dislike: very hot and humid weather

i think this could summarize my two week trip in japan over a year ago.

[Kayci]

I love...the way they use their money. i love the yukata. i love the store shimamura. i love the food. the traditional sweets. the old ladies with purple hair.

I hate the traditional toilets. Oh my GOD.

[WingsToDiscovery]

Kayci reminded me of another one.
I love that you can pay for even the smallest things with a 10,000 note. - I hate that the lowest note is 1,000.

[tokusatsufan]

Originally Posted by WingsToDiscovery

Tattoos, dyeing hair, shoes in the house, whatever.

Dying hair? But loads of Japanese people have dyed their hair.