These are educational for Gaijin and Tokyoites alike… If you are ever on riding a Metro subway train you will see these posters up.
Most of these don’t-do’s are committed by drunk people at night.
ENJOY!!
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空気読めない
Kuuki Yomenai = K.Y.(Adj,,n.)
When I first heard it I thought of something dirty. Don’t lie, you know you did too!
It literally means “cannot read the air”
While you are living in Japan you will find this is a commonly used phrase. It is NOT ONLY used by young people. It is referring [...]
Aizuchi (相槌 or あいづち)
It is the act of nodding your head an uttering something to reassure the speaker that you are listening. This is VITAL to communicating in Japan.
The noise that is often used is:
“un”
“ee”(pronounced “eh”)
“hai”
“soune”
“sou desuka”
“sou desune”
more variations of “sou”(haha)
variations of “hontou”
To be safe, just stick with the top 3.
When: when any Japanese [...]
This is a list of things/words you need to know:
Kinen-Seki and Kitsuen-Seki:
These will be the first thing your hear when you enter a restaurant. It means non-smoking and smoking. In Japan, smoking is still allowed in doors. This was a bit of a culture shock to me, since I grew up in [...]