Q. Why don’t people in Japan eat while walking?
Q. Why don’t people in Japan eat while walking? Answer: Table manners in Japan dictate that one is to sit and eat food served in
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Q. Why don’t the Japanese invite people over to their homes?
Q. Why don’t the Japanese invite people over to their homes? Answer: The average size of a Japanese house, as seen by people from other
Q. Why is money always wrapped when given?
Q. Why is money always wrapped when given? Answer: Except when purchasing something, many Japanese feel that it is impolite not to have money wrapped
Q. Why aren’t presents opened in front of the giver?
Q. Why aren’t presents opened in front of the giver? Answer: There are scenes in American movies where a person receives a present, quickly rips
Q. Why don’t the Japanese look the other person in the eye when speaking?
Q. Why don’t the Japanese look the other person in the eye when speaking? Answer: Etiquette prescribes that fixing one’s eyes on the chest of
Q. Why do Japanese often sleep on trains?
Q. WHY DO JAPANESE OFTEN SLEEP ON TRAINS? Answer: Until recently, people who slept on trains were mostly businessmen, but the younger people now have
Q. Why do the Japanese point to their nose when referring to themselves?
Q. Why do the Japanese point to their nose when referring to themselves? Answer: There is no clear answer as to why the Japanese point
Q. Why do the Japanese slurp when eating?
Q. Why do the Japanese slurp when eating? Answer: There is an expression in Japanese, shita zutsumi wo utsu, or, to smack one’s lips when
Q. Why do the Japanese eat so fast?
Q. Why do the Japanese eat so fast? Answer: There is a saying in samurai tradition that mentally prepared the samurai warrior for war: “eat
Q. Why do Japanese women cover their mouth with their hand when they laugh?
Q. Why do Japanese women cover their mouth with their hand when they laugh? Answer: From way back, not baring one’s teeth in front of
Q. Why are the hands clapped when praying at shrines (Shintoism) and placed together when praying at temples (Buddhism)?
Q. Why are the hands clapped when praying at shrines (Shintoism) and placed together when praying at temples (Buddhism)? Answer: The reading of the kanji
Q. Why do cars keep to the left side of the street and pedestrians to the right?
Q. Why do cars keep to the left side of the street and pedestrians to the right? Answer: Japan joined the Convention on Road Traffic
Q. Why are purchases wrapped so nicely at stores in Japan?
Q. Why are purchases wrapped so nicely at stores in Japan? Answer: The history of wrapping in Japan goes way back to the primitive age
Q. Why is a cup of coffee at coffee shops so expensive?
Q. Why is a cup of coffee at coffee shops so expensive? Answer: Although the actual cost of producing coffee is negligible, a regular cup
Q. Why do the Japanese take off their shoes on the shinkansen and airplanes?
Q. Why do the Japanese take off their shoes on the shinkansen and airplanes? Answer: People can occasionally be seen wearing slippers and walking along