Don't even lay your chopsticks across the bowl, young man...Thor said:Sticking chopsticks up in rice, just don't do it. my friends grandpa became enraged, and kicked me out of the dinner party..
backside pockets? ever have seen training pants with backpockets? jeans are not made for rollercoaster and tree climbing: things tend to get loose.Miss_apollo7 said:If you receive a busines card from a Japanese, don't ever just put it in your purse in your backside pocket or just take it and put in your pocket. Instead, you should handle it gently, looking at it.
It's a storey of some other country.ArmandV said:Is it true that burping at the dinner table is considered a compliment there? I was told years ago (when I was a kid) that it told the host that you liked the meal.
alexriversan said:backside pockets? ever have seen training pants with backpockets? jeans are not made for rollercoaster and tree climbing: things tend to get loose.
for bathing purpose:
leather: takes days to dry
jeans: takes hours to dry
synthetic: takes 30 minutes in the sun
just to get rid of the assumption, *everybody* would use to have backside pockets.
well, i know, jeans have them, but imagine i do not know jeans, and do not know what you mean? backside pockets?
alexriversan said:backside pockets? ever have seen training pants with backpockets? jeans are not made for rollercoaster and tree climbing: things tend to get loose.
for bathing purpose:
leather: takes days to dry
jeans: takes hours to dry
synthetic: takes 30 minutes in the sun
just to get rid of the assumption, *everybody* would use to have backside pockets.
well, i know, jeans have them, but imagine i do not know jeans, and do not know what you mean? backside pockets?
you can make personal comments directly to my weblog. if you are in my buisiness, you are more than welcome.deadhippo said:i wonder how long they let you out for
If only the Japanese themselves would do this. Especially men. The number of times I'd see a carriage full of men sitting and reading and an old women standing...Shibuyaexpat said:Just to put a different perspective on this, here are some things to be considered polite:
- On the train, giving up your seat for elderly and parents with small children (MAJOR POINTS)
I msut say, if you live in a country this idea of being a 'guest' annoys me.In the end, if you keep in mind that you're a guest and try to act accordingly, everything will be fine.
alexriversan said:you can make personal comments directly to my weblog. if you are in my buisiness, you are more than welcome.
by the way, i deceler your qoute as "rude". maybe i am wrong, and i am terrible sorry, in this case.
just to add something: backpockets are an invitation to thieves: but if you (assuming you have backpockets) utilize a chain, you are somehow safe.
i have never, ever seen shorts/trainers made from plastic, including backpockets.
actually i wont post for a while, because i do not have enough time anymore. i am terribly sorry for this.
Shibuyaexpat said:Just to put a different perspective on this, here are some things to be considered polite:
- On the train, giving up your seat for elderly and parents with small children (MAJOR POINTS)
- At meals with alcohol, be mindful of other's sake/beer glass and fill (preferably holding the bottle with two hands). Reverse is nice too.
- Depending upon your company, place chopsticks on the little "holders" when not in use.
- When eating soba or noodles in general, it is okay to slurp, as long as you don't hurt yourself in the process.)
All the above you mentioned is in fact borrowed from the west or the civilised world, rather than originally Japanese.
You put it in such a way as you Japanese invented all this, hmmm, funny. Come on.
You admire the west, which is good, but you are still a pagan nation equipped with modern technology.
okay sorry to be offtopic, but i think i can explain alexriversan's post weirdness. I think he is a non-native english speaker running a language through an online translator.alexriversan said:backside pockets? ever have seen training pants with backpockets? jeans are not made for rollercoaster and tree climbing: things tend to get loose.
for bathing purpose:
leather: takes days to dry
jeans: takes hours to dry
synthetic: takes 30 minutes in the sun
just to get rid of the assumption, *everybody* would use to have backside pockets.
well, i know, jeans have them, but imagine i do not know jeans, and do not know what you mean? backside pockets?