Japanese Culture Shock

[kenmei]

Originally Posted by yuujirou

super skinny? lmao
my waist is freaking 28"
=.='''

you just proved my point

[Leocadia]

Originally Posted by yuujirou

meh >.>
generally when eating out at non-american restaurants...
i make a point to place one order less than the size of the party
Ex. For a party of 5, I only order 4 dishes.

This is because most people rarely finish an entire entree themselves >.>

When I go out to eat with friends, we order appetizers for each person and then just share the whole thing. Ceaser salads are awesome

[yuujirou]

Originally Posted by Leocadia

When I go out to eat with friends, we order appetizers for each person and then just share the whole thing. Ceaser salads are awesome

eww ceaser salad
i prefer bruschetta
or a beef carpaccio if they have it x]

[kenmei]

you ignored my first post

[yuujirou]

Originally Posted by kenmei

you just proved my point

i have high standards =.=

[StangGuy]

I don't know what you are talking about. Anything less than a 1/2lb of beef is a normal to small burger. It isn't big until its over 3/4lb. And if you ordered a burger that size you better eat it all in one sitting.

But seriously, in my family if it was on your plate you were expected to eat it. Now whenever I eat, with the rare exception of really bad food, I finish everything that I made or ordered. While in Japan, several times when I went out with Japanese people the all were willing to leave food unfishisehd. So I would say your observations don't come down to national cultural norms but family level norms.