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Social Etiquette

Japan and England

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Topics of Interest

Japan

• Greetings

• Eating Etiquette

• Gaijin

England

• Introductions

• Pub Etiquette

• The American Way



JAPAN



Greetings

In Japan, the level of formality of

greetings is directly connected to

relevant hierarchies of :

• Gender

• Age

• Seniority of position (Sempai-Kōhai ) – Insider-Outsider relations

Vertical Relations



Bowing

&

Shaking of HandsGeneral Rule: Deepness of

bow depends on status of

self to the person to

whom one is bowing.

Handshaking has

become more common,

but remains a littleunusual



“Behaviorisms”

• Directness- Viewed as vulgar, preferred method is

“stomach talk”

• Shyness- 1) limited English

2) little interaction with

foreigners

• Flattery- “Sono koto wa Arimasen”

viewed as quite natural, the Japanese rarely pass up theopportunity to praise each other in company.



Eating Etiquette

Do‟s and Do Nots:

• Do Not Stick chopsticks upright in your rice

• Do Not Pass food from your chopsticks to someone else's

• Do be polite, saying „Itadakimasu’ at the start of the meal, andthanking your host at the end (or anytime in between).

• Do try to eat everything you are given, and don‟t forget to slurp your noodles

• Do Not pour your own drink

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Gaijin

Literally, an “outside person”

– Derived from the Chinese term gwaijin, this status of

“outsider” was mainly applied to foreigners but couldalso be used to describe someone outside the family

– Exclusion and Exclusivity



ENGLAND



Introductions

• Acknowledgment of Introduction

• Meaningless Exchange

• Shaking Hands

“Never Shake Hands when it is awkward to do so.”

There is no general rule of when to offer your hand to beshaken, it’s dependent on the temperament of the individual.



Pub Etiquette

„Pub‟ is short for „Public House’

Rules of the Pub:

1. There is no waiter service in British

pubs.

2. It is customary for one or two people,

not the whole group, to go up to the

bar to buy drinks

3. The pantomime ritual

4. & 5. Ordering etiquette

6. Tipping



The American Way

Good manners can be modified from the basic royal court

model for a democratic one in which honors are modestly

apportioned, and only to individuals.

• Snobbery

• Patience

• “Being A dumb American”



Not So Different

Etiquette regarding greetings and introductions

Etiquette for eating and drinking

Etiquette towards foreigners

Documents

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