When you turn TOO JAPANESE: 5 Things that give you away

When you turn too Japanese you might catch yourself out on doing one of these 5 things! Have you been in Japan for too long and started doing this? If so leave us a comment about your life in Japan experience!

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[drewdoesdrums]

I don’t live in Japan, but I have started learning the language, drinking green tea from a kyusu, and making miso soup from scratch, and the other day I bowed to an ATM.

[japanesenaokila]

I am living in US long years, but still bowing in US, of course across through the line with Hand action too lol

[Narfanator]

I was at the KIX airport with my little one during the winter for a stopover. We went to a convenience store for something warm, for her some hot cocoa and for me hot coffee, but I couldn't find the insulated dispensers. I ask the cashier where we could find something warm to drink and she looked at me confused, "it's in the back, " as she pointed towards a corner of the store. I looked in that direction confused because there were only open refrigerator units like the ones that keep vegetables fresh, except with drinks. I walked over to where she pointed, my little one following behind, and me thinking "She must be confused, but I know I was understood. Well cold coffee isn't so bad for me, but for..." That's when I reached out to grab the coffee and the refrigerator was warm. No, almost hot. My inner filter turned off and I gave a loud "Woah" the whole store froze for a second reacting to my surprise. I said, "Hey, darlin' Check this out. It's hot, but it looks like a refrigerator." She reaches for her hot chocolate, grabs it, and says it's too hot but quickly adapts, so we head to the line pay, then find a table and reminence how awesome Japan can be even from the airport.

[Mim_And_theOthers]

Morning, 7 o'clock in Germany: ouuuuh a new episode "Ask Japanese"! My day could start for ever like this. ♡

[morchela]

The hand sword is also used in other parts, but probably with some variations

[playerx]

The Ask Japanese team has great chemistry together, and it shows in all there content 🙂

[benttranberg]

I'm sure I've done my version of bowing on the phone, but my nephew took it far beyond that when he was a little boy. He talked to someone through the old landline phone, held up something, and said "look, here, look at this".

[secondway]

Oh Cathy your outfit and hair are just soooo cute!!! and it goes perfectly with the painted wall in the background. I really love these details. Great video :D

[Stuartrusty]

As a regular visitor to India, after longer my longer visits and returning home I find myself still wobbling my head 2 weeks later.!

I am hoping to also visit Japan really soon too.

[etherdog]

I'm just starting to learn Japanese and already I am bowing on the phone.

[lLushKitty]

The hand sword thing cracks me up every time!
I never understood why my GM would bow and using the hand sword motion whenever he needs to pass by or to get my attention.

This one time, I was hurriedly walking down the street in the financial district in my city. From my periphal, I could see someone also hurriedly walking alongside me. I stepped up my pace (which is difficult on account of wearing 6" plats).
I just wasn't in the mood for small talk with randoms, however, when I finally turned my attention on this "space intruder", it turns out to be my GM just wanting to say "Hello!".


He literally was bowing and hand swording me the entire way!!

[steemlenn]

One of my all time favorite Youtube videos is the Japanese woman on a pay phone constantly bowing, hitting her head several times. Was a long time ago, but I still remember that fondly :D

[starsantheoriginal]

Honestly that first part is pretty common for any culture that has a lot of movement in their speech. I'm american but I am of italian descent, so I speak on the phone like I do with someone in person. Nodding to answers, pointing and demonstrating things. I catch myself all the time and will even say while I am making the gestures "I'm doing this like you can see what I'm doing haha"

[merky]

What this shows is how good she is at observation and integration in of language and culture. Consciously or even unconsciously.

[rebeccaryan]

Never stop making videos ❤️❤️❤️ most in depth and interesting cultural videos

[jameskirchner]

I've lived in the United States most of my life, and have never lived in Japan, but I do the te giri all the time when passing between people, and I also use it to open doors that say "PUSH", so that they fly open. It's because of many intensive years of aikido.

[nandogio]

i dindt realized that much... but its true!!! i absolutely do all of that and more after just 3 years living here!

[John-Andersen]

I had a friend at Yokota Air Base whose last name was Lafleur. He had many great stories of meeting cute Japanese girls and watching them struggle with this! Also, his first name is Chuck or, Chuc-koo when using proper Katakana.

[sleeperyjeemtoybox]

Hand swords common all over i think, normally with a "cominthroughpal"

[clockworkmultiverse]

I'm not Japanese, I've never been to Japan, and I cannot speak the language. Yet for some reason I do all of these things except the pronunciation one.