10 Culture Points to Survive in Japan

1. Keep business cards safe. If you receive a business card treat it with the utmost care and be seen to do so.
2. Be clean before you enter the public bath. Don't pee in the bath!
3. No talking in the elavator. It's really really rude.
4. Take your shoes off before entering a house. Common cutesy.
5. Never stick your chopsticks into your food so they stand vertically. It's bad luck
6. Unless you have medical reasons or are good at lying about having a condition don't refuse a drink.
7. Don't sit at the head of the table unless you are told to.
8. Do not season your food without tasting. It's an insult to the chef.
9. Don't imitate anime characters in practical speech, you'll look like a fool unless you are cosplaying.
10. Bow upon meeting someone, if you don't know for how long it's best to bow deeper and longer then to be thought of as rude.

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