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 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 11:01 pm
poliet 2 slurp noodles
rude 2 sneeze
no shoes in house
no touching in public besides shaking hands((not even kissing, hugging))
when reciving a compliment, deny it.
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 12:28 pm
3nodding
Never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl.
Don't walk along the road and eat at the same time.
Always pour other people's drinks for them.
Reverse chopsticks to pick things out of a common dish.
Slurp when eating noodles (traditionally).
Don't refuse food or say you don't like it, just leave it on the plate.
Offer your guests cakes or other food but don't expect them to eat them.
source: Wikipedia
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:34 am
always lay chopstickes horatontally across top of bowl
always accept the fresh cut raw sea urchine the native japanese offer you when on the beach bty your house (XP)
source- real life experiences
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:15 pm
NekomiChan001 3nodding Never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl. Don't walk along the road and eat at the same time. Always pour other people's drinks for them. Reverse chopsticks to pick things out of a common dish. Slurp when eating noodles (traditionally). Don't refuse food or say you don't like it, just leave it on the plate. Offer your guests cakes or other food but don't expect them to eat them. source: Wikipedia i know most of these but never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl..the how do you eat it...or does it mean like never stick the chopsticks in the rice bowl and leave them there?
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:12 pm
Shirock Taralom NekomiChan001 3nodding Never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl. Don't walk along the road and eat at the same time. Always pour other people's drinks for them. Reverse chopsticks to pick things out of a common dish. Slurp when eating noodles (traditionally). Don't refuse food or say you don't like it, just leave it on the plate. Offer your guests cakes or other food but don't expect them to eat them. source: Wikipedia i know most of these but never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl..the how do you eat it...or does it mean like never stick the chopsticks in the rice bowl and leave them there? I believe it means not to leave them there. If I am not mistaken, this is done only at funerals.
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:33 am
hermione857 Shirock Taralom NekomiChan001 3nodding Never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl. Don't walk along the road and eat at the same time. Always pour other people's drinks for them. Reverse chopsticks to pick things out of a common dish. Slurp when eating noodles (traditionally). Don't refuse food or say you don't like it, just leave it on the plate. Offer your guests cakes or other food but don't expect them to eat them. source: Wikipedia i know most of these but never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl..the how do you eat it...or does it mean like never stick the chopsticks in the rice bowl and leave them there? I believe it means not to leave them there. If I am not mistaken, this is done only at funerals. ok thats what i thought thanks
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Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:06 pm
Shirock Taralom hermione857 Shirock Taralom NekomiChan001 3nodding Never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl. Don't walk along the road and eat at the same time. Always pour other people's drinks for them. Reverse chopsticks to pick things out of a common dish. Slurp when eating noodles (traditionally). Don't refuse food or say you don't like it, just leave it on the plate. Offer your guests cakes or other food but don't expect them to eat them. source: Wikipedia i know most of these but never stick chopsticks into a rice bowl..the how do you eat it...or does it mean like never stick the chopsticks in the rice bowl and leave them there? I believe it means not to leave them there. If I am not mistaken, this is done only at funerals. ok thats what i thought thanks I've found that info several places, so I am guessing that it's true. wink
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:35 pm
Regarding the chopsticks, yeah, I think it applies to several other cultures, too.
I'm taiwanese, and it's def a big "NO NO".
Don't know about doing it in funeral, but we do put the burning incents in the rice bowl to the anscestors/the deads. Therefore, if u do that on the dinner table, it's VERY disrespectful and that means you curse (especially the person who sits directly across from you) to be dead. hope this lil info helps. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:41 pm
peanutbutterg Regarding the chopsticks, yeah, I think it applies to several other cultures, too. I'm taiwanese, and it's def a big "NO NO". Don't know about doing it in funeral, but we do put the burning incents in the rice bowl to the anscestors/the deads. Therefore, if u do that on the dinner table, it's VERY disrespectful and that means you curse (especially the person who sits directly across from you) to be dead. hope this lil info helps. 3nodding True. In means death in Chinese, too. Asian aspect, I suppose. xd
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 1:35 am
peanutbutterg Regarding the chopsticks, yeah, I think it applies to several other cultures, too. I'm taiwanese, and it's def a big "NO NO". Don't know about doing it in funeral, but we do put the burning incents in the rice bowl to the anscestors/the deads. Therefore, if u do that on the dinner table, it's VERY disrespectful and that means you curse (especially the person who sits directly across from you) to be dead. hope this lil info helps. 3nodding Wow, that I DID NOT know as far as the curse is concerned. *scribbles down cultural notes in her anthro book*
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:30 pm
Going along with the chopsticks in the rice bowl, if you place the rice bowl to a certain side, that also refers to a death ritual. I don't remember which side it is though.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:06 pm
Sticking chopsticks in a rice bowl and leaving them there is done when stting a place for a dead person, also.
Oh, and the Japanese don't like the word Shi. It means four and also blood and death. When counting, they use Yon. It's like 13 to some Americans.
-Aicanara-
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:57 pm
blood is chi
but yes most japanese people are not very fond of "shi" so they read 4 as yon
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Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 11:24 pm
People find public affection to be rude.
Especially if you are showing affection with a person of the same gender.
But I think it's okay it's little kids...because they're just friends or something.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:14 pm
Aicanara Oh, and the Japanese don't like the word Shi. It means four and also blood and death. When counting, they use Yon. It's like 13 to some Americans. claifying on 4 [edit]: 'shimu' means death so four isnt liked all that much. [edit] also - 7 the word that used to be used was 'shichi'. the word for death is 'shimu'... i believe. and if the word for blod is indeed 'chi' then 'shichi' can also be seen as 'bloody death' or 'death blood' depending on how you look at it. this is why they use 'nana' instead. random tidbit: on many occasions there is no room numbered 44 in hotels. in extreme occasions elevators may skip the fourth floor ans reserve it for housecleaning services or whatnot. whee
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