Social Faux Pas?

lpdirufangirl09 · (#1 (**permalink**))

What are some basic things, mannerisms in Japan that should be known?
What things should you do, not do, and be aware of?

Leekun · (#2 (**permalink**))

I know I'm probably breaking a rule by doing this, but since it so well applies, in the link i have in my signature there is a customs catagory. I live there and have broken plenty of the rules, so I'm writing about them now. It's still a work in progress but there's definitely some content up. Check it out if you like. (Sorry for the self-advertisement, but it applies. If it's a problem let me know and I'll delete it.)

lpdirufangirl09 · (#3 (**permalink**))

No, it's great.
Thanks!

Leekun · (#4 (**permalink**))

No problem, glad I can help.

Rogozhin · (#5 (**permalink**))

Not sure if this is a faux pas, but I have noticed that I get stink-eyed when I eat outside (hell, I bought mitarashi dango from 7-11 and I had nowhere to eat it). Does anyone know if this is rude?

MMM · (#6 (**permalink**))

For the older generation, eating is a more sacred act than it is for younger people, simply because many of them lived in a time when every grain of rice was a true gift. Therefore eating and walking is considered rude by older people.

Rogozhin · (#7 (**permalink**))

Okay, thanks for that. That's probably one out of a billion shitsurei things I've done in Japan...

Leekun · (#8 (**permalink**))

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rogozhin

Okay, thanks for that. That's probably one out of a billion shitsurei things I've done in Japan...

haha, yeah, i know the feeling.