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A perennial expat rambles on about life in Munich and her travels around Germany, Europe, and the world. And takes pictures of funny stuff.Don't miss a single exciting post
08 October 2006
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Oooooh...we loved loved loved Japan and would happily go back again someday (our blog has some stuff in the March 2005 archive). Have a great trip!
http://verthandi.livejournal.com/231063.html
This just in... English translation of the Kikoman song! Informative, but also takes a little of the fun out of it. Still no word about the cat's apparent suicide, but I'm guessing it has to do with loss of face (we learned about that in my Cross Cultural Communications class at business school...).
Off to check out your archives now, Kirk!
What a crazy video! I lived in Nagoya, Japan from 1999-2004 and never caught that ad. lol But I like the explanation about loss of face or perhaps indecision over soy sauce vs. other condiments? And that Kikkoman superhero spoke to the cat rather harshly too.
As for cultural faux pas:
1. Don't eat while walking.
2. Don't blow your nose in public.
3. Queue queue queue!
OMG, I finally watched the video--that's the best!
Wait, did someone say that Japans is obsessed with queueing (hsien lei)? That's definitely a lesson the Swiss could learn. This is your chance, Jil, to bring milk chocolate to the Japanese and ability to queue back home...then again, maybe you should just enjoy the culture shock-I can't wait to hear all about it.
That is very funny but I have no idea why.
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