Japanese tradition at 10 points that makes foreign tourist’s surprise
Japan has been considered as a highly civilized countries in East Asia. You should find out about the 10 points following a trip to Japan:
1. The Number 4 is an unlucky number: Number 4 sound similar to the word “Death”, so the Japanese culture consider that it is unlucky number. Therefore, you should not give something equal 4 to somebody.
2. Sweat his nose in the public place: Not only in japan and other countries have also considered as despicable. So if you want to sweat his nose should use a towel, tissue, in the WC or somewhere that have no people to saw us.
3. Money tipping is an insult: money tipping is insult in Japan unlike Cambodia and other countries but you can give a gift instead money tipping.
4. Eat by walking is a bad thing: Most Japanese people don’t like to eat with their walking, eating in the public area or on the train, except some foods such as ice cream etc…
5. Have people pushing you in crowded place on electric-powered trains (Subway): they’re called “Oshiya” in Japan language or “Pusher” that have a white uniforms, gloves and hats, they were hired to pull people into the car and make sure that have no someone stand in front of the car door (In Rush hour).
6. Japan people always take their heads on somebody’s houlder on the train, so it is a common thing in Japan, so don’t wonder if you meet this story in Japan.
7. Wear the
slipper into toilet or bathroom: In some places such as restaurants, museums or
in homes of Japanese people are wearing slipper into these places. But You
should take a slipper when you visit these places in Japan.
8. If Japanese invite you to visit their homes, you must have a gift to the host: you should have the proper packaging and have ribbon, by the way, if they give a gift, you cannot be denied but you ought denied before acceptance.
9. Pour, Drink
water or alcohol without invited is rude thing: It is customary in the United
States or other countries in the world, Japan like the other countries too.
Pour the water or alcohol give
quests before you pour by yourself. Another point, before you drink, you must
waiting hear this word “Kanpai” or “Cheer”.
10. uncooked
noodles to show somebody is good thing: it make somebody to know this noodles
is good.
