STU8 0 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Mine was drinking the dipping stock for tempura thinking it was a soup. It's pretty bloody good, you should try it! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Thats not cultural Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 7, 2002 Share Posted October 7, 2002 Clapping at an in-law's grave. I thought it was the same sort of deal as at the shrine... I got rather curt notification that you're not actually there to wake them up. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Going home from work before 10pm every night (ie. before everyone else). A crime, but I've just had to get used to being a criminal. Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted October 8, 2002 Share Posted October 8, 2002 Some of my mates were mocking the waitresses at a raamen place in hokkaido when they did the "irasshaimase" thing. Every time the waitresses said it they would try in unison to say it but even after we had chowed down our raamen they didnt have it down pat! Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 9, 2002 Share Posted October 9, 2002 (Partly) scouse accent. Not strong but still non-understandable by many Japanese trained on US or sawf-UK accents. Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted October 10, 2002 Share Posted October 10, 2002 Similar thing to Oceans experience. But this time at the relatives butsudan or whatever they call them. I was a bit lost at a funeral too, didn't know what to do. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 picking up an item in the wedding list department and going off to pay for it. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 having sex in front of the inlaws. some reason it's a no-no. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 You mean like right in front of them while watching telly or something?! Link to post Share on other sites
boardbaka 3 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 haha good thread - I was once given a meishi by the chef at the best sushi restaurant in the land )tenzushi in fukuoka - left it behind on the counter stupidly ! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Originally Posted By: BagOfCrisps You mean like right in front of them while watching telly or something?! yeah. Link to post Share on other sites
ausi ski bum 1 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Asking for tinned ham at a shop called Mahumid Mustifa's in Singapore, I was very politely told sorry sir we don't sell tinned pig products but we do have corned beef. Link to post Share on other sites
Tex 3 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Originally Posted By: NPM Some of my mates were mocking the waitresses at a raamen place in hokkaido when they did the "irasshaimase" thing. Every time the waitresses said it they would try in unison to say it but even after we had chowed down our raamen they didnt have it down pat! OT sorry, is there an appropriate response to this? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Ignore it? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Originally Posted By: Tex Originally Posted By: NPM Some of my mates were mocking the waitresses at a raamen place in hokkaido when they did the "irasshaimase" thing. Every time the waitresses said it they would try in unison to say it but even after we had chowed down our raamen they didnt have it down pat! OT sorry, is there an appropriate response to this? Its 7 yrs old......I would just ignore it Link to post Share on other sites
JA2340 16 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Yeah, thursday is up to his old tricks, trawling the threads for old stuff to get moving again. just treat it with ignore! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Awww, JA gtting in a mood? Link to post Share on other sites
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