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Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan : Do It Right and Be Polite!.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chavez, Amy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- Japan--Guidebooks.
- Japan.
- Japan--Social life and customs--1945-.
- Genre:
- travel guidebooks.
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (101 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Amy's Guide to Best Behavior in Japan
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Stone Bridge Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- Going to Japan? This unfussy modern guide guarantees you keep it polite and get it right!.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Hospitality and Thoughtfulness in Japan
- The Role of the Outsider (You)
- Acknowledgments
- 10 Things . . .
- . . . You Should Never Do in Japan
- . . . You Should Always Do in Japan
- 1. Out and About
- Some Basic Pointers
- Smoking in Public
- Forbidden Things
- What to Wear (or Not)
- Shopping
- Dating, Romance, and Flirting
- Visiting Temples and Shrines
- Purification
- Prayer
- Going Inside
- Foreigners Not Welcome?
- 2. Etiquette Basics
- Bowing
- The Head Bow Is Your Friend
- Shoes, Slippers, and Socks
- How to Properly Take off Your Shoes
- Slippers and Socks
- Polishing Your Shoe Etiquette
- Gift-giving
- "Thank You" and "I'm Sorry" Gifts
- Gifts of Anticipation
- "Get Well Soon" Gifts
- Money
- Tipping
- Money as a Gift
- Cell Phones and Electronics
- Getting a Charge
- Cell Phone Photo Manners
- Social Media
- Taking Photos: Ask First!
- Lose Something?
- 3. Getting Around
- Subways and Trains
- The Shinkansen
- A Word about Escalators
- Walking and Biking
- On the Sidewalk
- On the Bicycle
- Renting and Using a Car
- Taxis
- 4. At the Accommodation
- Ryokan and Minshuku
- Yukata
- Best Behavior in Traditional Lodgings
- Shukubo
- Hotels
- Business Hotels
- Capsule Hotels
- Guesthouses and Hostels
- 5. Using Toilets and Baths
- Toilets
- Public Facilities
- Japanese-style Toilets
- Western-style Toilets
- Old-style Pit Toilets (Non-Flush)
- Toilets in Traditional Lodgings
- Bathing Japanese Style
- Public Baths
- Some Bathing Tips
- Tattoos in the Bathhouse?
- 6. Consuming Food and Drink
- On Public Transportation
- In Restaurants
- For Starters
- Ordering Protocols at Japanese-style Restaurants
- Table Etiquette
- Using Chopsticks
- Vegetarian and Other Special Diets
- At the Bars.
- Drinking Dos and Don'ts
- Beer, Sake, Shochu, Chuhai
- Izakaya
- Hostess Clubs
- Paying the Bill
- Getting Rid of Food Trash
- How to Properly Separate Garbage
- 7. Visiting a Japanese Home
- Eating (and Sitting) at a Japanese Home
- 8. Language and Conversation
- Modifying Your Speech
- Conversation Basics
- Conversation Cautions
- If You Need Help
- Turning Down Offers and Saying No
- Taboo Subjects, or the Art of Getting Along
- 9. Business Meetings in Japan
- Visiting the Workplace
- Getting Seated
- On Your Way Out
- Bowing at the Workplace
- Exchanging Business Cards
- Afterword: Bringing Good Manners Home With You
- Language: Useful Words and Phrases
- Greetings
- Thanks, Apologies, and Requests
- At Mealtime
- Saying "No" without Saying "No"
- Saying Goodbye
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781611729313
- 1611729319
- OCLC:
- 1041044811
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