Japanese Some "facts" about Japan...

well here i go... here are some small "facts" about Japanese culture & customs

1- It is rude to eat while on the street, you will see people at a drink dispensing machine, buy their drink and finish there on the spot, they won't move. You'll never see a japanese with a bag of chips, chocolate bar etc.. walking on the street eating them.

2- Slurping noodles in a very loud manner is good manners to show your enjoying them, also when drinking tea or soup.

3- The best job to get in Japan is of: THE PUSHER! You stand on busy train stations, wearing white gloves and you get to push people inside crammed trains. Get paid for pushing people?

4- In Japan, no one blows their nose in public. It’s better to snort it up.

5- They used to sell used underwear on vending machines

6- Gothic people (Calle gospels here) are considered normal too. You will see girls dressed as dolls on the train, people dressed in black with huge platform shoes and vampire like attires and people won't look at the much, maybe giggle and say "It's his life" BUT here comes the problem. You are a Gaijin (Foreigner) once you get on the train, fact is at least 3 people will be staring at you, and if you stare back, they probably won't stop. Japanese are infamous for staring. Give them a mean look and the'll turn away for a few seconds..

7- Fun fact: In Japan, advertising isn't as restricted as in other countries, for as you will see smoking ads with people actually smoking the cigarettes, talk show hosts will sometimes drink beer during the show too.

8- Cigarette ads don't have a surgeon's warning, instead they all say "Everybody, let's show our manners and not smoke in public places"

9- When you see a sign here that says "DO NO WALK ON GRASS", a similar sign in Japan would say "Let's not walk on the Grass".

10- Sushi in Japan is nothing at all like in the US. The sushi in the US is called "California Sushi" and you can find these restaurants in Japan, but they are expensive and well, it's not real sushi!

11- One place I think is fairly unique to Japan is the manga cafe. Manga cafes are like a huge library for manga comics, where you pay a set hourly rate (or a discounted rate for all night), to read while you drink all the coffee and soft drinks you want. Many of them also have internet access (ever since the internet cafe boom).

well here are some facts i know of... they are very interesting... and fun to read about it.. anyone know more facts about Japan?

 

That's some good reading. I got nothing to add myself, having never been to Japan(someday...), but I would like to hear more.

 

i'll try and search for more fun facts about Japan.... some ive seen actually happen... others ive heard my friends say...

so whenever i find something new... i'll post it

 

12. In most families they take there shoes off when going into a house.

13. This is my opinoin, but I think that there are alot of vending machins there.

14. Instead of saying "konnichiwa" on the phone thay say "moshimoshi".

These are some I thought up of, I'll try to think up of more.

 

-It's not that you wear different shoes when you are in the house. You actually don't wear them or wear slippers. Since, traditionally, people here have always slept on futons on tatami floors or eaten at kotasu (very low table), it's not a good idea to bring dirt where you'll sleep/eat. Therefore, ALL houses have a step at the "genkan" (entrance) where you'll leave your shoes and put on slippers. As a matter of fact, you can wear slippers only on "western-style" carpeted floors; you NEVER wear them on tatami floors. Even in operating rooms in hospitals, doctors just wear slippers (no socks).

-No matter how long you live here, you'll always be a "gaijin" (a foreigner) which can be good and bad a t times.

-There's a convenience store in almost every neighborhood (or even more near stations) where you can buy almost everything: "bento" (ready to eat food), concert tickets, magazines (all kinds including an extensive variety of manga, hentai stuff, etc), blank/already recorded CD's, videos, DVD's, stationary, tickets for concerts/baseball/soccer/theme parks, underwear, etc etc etc. These shops are always open, of course. Lately, you can find ATMs in sme of them.

-Almost every one will ride a bike to school/work no matter how young or old thy are. Buses are for the elderly who don't need to pay for the service... and for lazy people like me...

-You never touch anybody when you greet; you have to keep your distance and bow. It means no hugs, kisses, etc.

-They all like shopping 'cause they have the money for it.

-Almost all high school kids work part time in shops, restaurants, etc. With the money they get they can buy brand clothes, sports equipment, etc.

Well, no time to continue now... maybe next time.

 

From the sound of things it sounds like a great place to visit. But its supposed to be pretty expensive over there isnt it?

Lol, i wonder what they would do if you smiled at them and lip say "I love you" in japanese. Now that would be funny.

Ok Crane, from the 3 points that i've quoted there:
1:Is there much racism there, i mean as bad as it has gotten in ireland over the last year or so?
2:Thats sounds like a really good idea, very eh, convenient....
3:That kinda sux, i really cant find anything wrong with hugging or kissing, especially if its a girl.

 

so.........iv seen underwear in vending machines all around england and scotland LOL

 

Although nothing on its cultures but about 33% of the japanese population are korean, and you wouldn't know the difference because japanese and korean people looks the same and the koreans changed their name to a japanese name.

P.S.
Korean and Proud of it!

 

This is in my case but my grandparents get mad if I don't say I'm home after going some where.

 

Cool.

Don't you have to say that you're leaving when you're leaving, too?

I may know squat about it, but I find Japanese and oriental culture to be intriguing. (Middle Eastern culture kicks majorly, too...mwaha.)

 

I was in Japan in February and I found that a lot of the 'facts' I'd carefully learned about Japan were quite wrong. Maybe some of the information was just outdated. I saw many younger Japanese people eating snack foods while they walked. I only saw one Japanese person blow their nose the whole time I was there, an old man, but I saw plenty of people picking their noses! I was told that coffee would be a) scarce, b) crap and c) expensive. Well, they weren't really wrong on c) because it cost around $5 Australian a cup but you can get good coffee all over Japan.