Japanese Custome

Getting ready for the heavy dose of alcohol, Mike was in the state of extreme ecstacy.


Akiko-san is trying to show me how the big fish looks like, I am very impressed.



Still the most sober one among the group at 2 am in the morning. Akiko-san later bit me at my shoulder and I don't know why?

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I was very curious how Japanese man pee in man's room. Well, you know, girls think it is very embarassing to make sound when peeing, they have to flush the toilet or play some flushing music to cover the sound, how about guys? What should you do when your male boss walks into man's room while you are doing your business? Do you pretend you are concentrating so hard at your thing that you cannot say hi? Or you just casually turn your head and nod?

I was told that it is ok to make sound when releasing yourself in men's room. I get upset a little and determine not to play with the toilet flush when I pee in Japan. Hey, this is double standard.

Anyways, Japanese people are so trained to be nice to others. It is the most unbearable guilt to burden others. You see people nod at your when entering the lift, bow when leaving the lift. The direction they bow is carefully calculated, it is toward the corner of the opening door so her/his pereferential eye sight covers the people remaining in the lift. She/he is not directly sending the bow at you but you can feel the action (so that you don't feel obliged to reply). The last person would press the Close button and withdraw her/his hand swiftly before the door shuts.

Around 2 or 3 years ago, Tokyo area starts the custom to flash the hazard light 3 times to show the driver's gratitute toward the fellow drivers who give ways to the former. It is almost as cute as the smilies in MSN, non-verbal, nearly comical yet easy to understand. My friend said he gets quite annoyed if the driver he gave favor to forgets to do that. I think people might abuse this custom thinking it is OK to take advantage of other drivers as long as I show my appreciation? However, this doesn't worry Tokyo drivers, they are just too concerned about others to commit such a crime.