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Post by Nephlite'sGirl09 on Mar 4, 2008 9:06:48 GMT -5
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Post by Betty Ann on Mar 4, 2008 12:08:21 GMT -5
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Post by Carla on Mar 4, 2008 13:13:13 GMT -5
I find Japanese culture really interesting :-*the kimonos are so pretty  But I can't understand their shoe policy, can someone explain it to me? |
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Post by Moonstar on Mar 4, 2008 16:58:31 GMT -5
They have several pairs of shoes, one pair for inside, one pair for outside, and in some cases, like in bath houses, one pair for going to the washroom. This can kinda be seen in SM, Usagi wears her black shoes when she goes to school, and wears a white pair when she comes inside.
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Post by Carla on Mar 5, 2008 14:39:01 GMT -5
I see...
But I was wondering if it is a sign of respect to take off your shoes when you inside a building? Or it is for practical reasons?
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Post by AmyAnn on Mar 5, 2008 14:41:59 GMT -5
It is meant to keep the house clean. The Japanese are known for their cleanliness and respect. Taking off their shoes allows them to keep a clean home as well as a respective home. It's not nice to walk into someone's home and see dirt on the floor, is it?  |
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Post by Carla on Mar 5, 2008 17:38:10 GMT -5
Oh, I see! Thanks Moonstar and Amy Rose for answering my silly question  |
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Post by Rissachu on Mar 5, 2008 18:06:45 GMT -5
You like kimono? Man, look at these music videos.. The geisha-like (they're not FULLY dressed) girls are gorgeous. Alice Nine "Ruri no Ame" (By the way, it doesn't hurt that the vocalist has as beautiful smile, haha) youtube.com/watch?v=q5OLN4u3sFkKagrra, "Utakata" (This vid also has another beautiful thing about Japanese culture... an instrument called koto.) youtube.com/watch?v=W8xYMhTcOLQ |
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Post by Carla on Mar 5, 2008 18:44:37 GMT -5
Man, the geisha girls were pretty, the singer was hot and the song was cool I loved it! And, yeah, I love kimono, if I ever visit Japan I'd love to buy two or three kimono (one of them pink, of course! ) and a few (plenty) Sailor Moon stuff! If only I could go *sigh* EDIT: Tough if I go, I'm not eating natto |
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Post by Sailor Cybertron on Mar 5, 2008 20:07:02 GMT -5
I love kimono! My friend bought me a gorgeous silk one for Christmas and I wish I had more opportunities to wear it. I'd love to own an actual formal kimono, but they're so expensive.
I remember reading somewhere that it's rude to eat or drink while walking down the street in Japan. I know anime's not always accurate, but we see Usagi and the others doing this all the time. Hmm.
Also, I read a fun little fact in my marketing textbook tonight -- the Japanese are very superstitious about the number 4 the same way Americans are about the number 13 because the word for 4 (shi) is also the word for death. We Americans don't label thirteenth floors in buildings and the Japanese don't sell things in sets of four. I thought that was kind of interesting.
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Post by Ellethwen on Mar 5, 2008 20:45:09 GMT -5
I also learned, courtesy of my dad, that the Japanese care more about how food looks and the color rather then how it tastes. This leads to pretty food, but some interesting tastes. Nori (seaweed) tastes like cabbage. Oh, and tofu actually has no taste! It's like water. The fun thing about it is that you poke it, and it wiggles like jello!  |
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Post by Rissachu on Mar 5, 2008 20:47:55 GMT -5
And I also can't believe they eat poisonous blowfish. Haha.
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Post by Betty Ann on Mar 5, 2008 23:01:34 GMT -5
I remember reading somewhere that it's rude to eat or drink while walking down the street in Japan. I know anime's not always accurate, but we see Usagi and the others doing this all the time. Hmm. I've read/heard the same. I remembered it because it's the same as here in the South where it's just ridiculously rude for people to do that (very unladylike). |
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Post by Nephlite'sGirl09 on Mar 6, 2008 8:48:26 GMT -5
According to those wikipedia pages I posted links to,being a fussy eater and turning down what the hostess serves you is frowned on.It's also considered rude if you don't clean your plate and if you pick out ingredients out of your food.I don't think that's a culture thing,really.You find some parents feeling that way in the Western culture as well.
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Post by Betty Ann on Mar 6, 2008 14:56:45 GMT -5
According to those wikipedia pages I posted links to,being a fussy eater and turning down what the hostess serves you is frowned on.It's also considered rude if you don't clean your plate and if you pick out ingredients out of your food.I don't think that's a culture thing,really.You find some parents feeling that way in the Western culture as well. It's still a culture thing, just not specific to only that culture. Lots of cultures have really similar aspects, but they are still cultural things because they're not completely universal. |
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