Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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Any particular things to observe when eating in public restaurants? Etiquette, etc. Is there tipping? That would be chor, considering the relatively high cost of food liao hahaha
Something else I've thought of..
Bowing when meeting people is a way of life... but of course they don't really expect foreigners to do that.. Do they find it wierd if they do? Like 'what is this foreigner doing, why is he copying our culture when he should be shaking hands'. Or would they feel that the more 'polite' the foreigner is, the more they think of him? Or are they just relaxed n easygoing n dun really care? 'Course, there would some of each kind, but whats the general response towards this that you've gotten so far?
Don't know if I put it across properly but I think u get the gist of my question hahaha
Restaurants wise, just behave normally lor, no tipping, even cab drivers don't accept tips. They don't expect but they don't reject foreigners doing that too, they see it as an attempt to assimilate with the Japanese. When in Rome do what the Romans do...just like when foreigners are in Singapore they speak with the lors and lahs, eat in hawker centers blah blah. The responses I get are pretty good, maybe I look like one of them.
They take pride in their own language and country, to the extent that other than those famous tourist spots and airports, they speak in Japanese to the Caucasians first, and if those Caucasians don't understand, then they would try to speak English.
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