Etiquette and taboos in dealing with the Japanese.

In the process of interacting with the Japanese, we have a lot of etiquette to pay attention to, but many will be ignored. The following is the etiquette of communicating with the Japanese for everyone, I hope it will help you!

Etiquette in dealing with the Japanese

When meeting

The traditional Japanese meeting etiquette is to bow (? Ogilvy? ) This is a sign of respect. However, most Japanese people want to shake hands with westerners. Many Japanese bow after shaking hands. Your actions will depend on how the Japanese treat you. When bowing, put your palms on your legs and put your knees together. Bow as much and as long as others, but not lower (to show humility).

Whenever you meet an acquaintance, whether in the street or at home, you should bow. Be especially careful when bowing to the boss. If you meet an acquaintance in the street or corridor, nodding is a simple bow. Japanese people don't like holding hands, kissing, patting the back or any other physical contact when they meet. Shaking hands is the best thing they can do. Many Japanese people don't even like this kind of western-style action, and they are very weak when shaking hands.

Generally speaking, Japanese people don't like to introduce themselves. When making an introduction, introduce people with low status first, and then introduce people with high status. Don't forget to introduce everyone's relationship with you, their titles and their companies. If you introduce two strangers, you are actually responsible for their future relationship. If one party is unfair to the other, you may be asked to change this situation. When being introduced, the introducer should say your name and say that it is an honor to know you. Name and Title: In Japan, the first name is surname, and the second is first name.

I wrote my name in English that day, and they changed it to conform to the western tradition, that is, put my name first and my surname last. When you greet a Japanese (male or female), you should use your surname or title, followed by the honorific suffix-three. For example, if someone's famous brand is written in English as AkiraTakasaka, you can call him Mr. Takasaka. Never put three after your name, it's boasting. You can also address most Japanese people (Mr., Mrs. or Miss) in the western form.

Japanese people don't call themselves by their first names (especially women) even if they have known each other for many years. The only exception is young people. On informal occasions, they sometimes call each other by their first names. When you talk to people in high positions, please use titles without surnames (for example, Shacho-san is Mr. Chairman and Bucho-san is Mr. General Manager). Letters: Write business letters or formal letters in Japanese style. You can write the date in the upper right corner and the address in the lower left corner. Write down the full name of the recipient and add the word Sama (sir) under the address (for example, Takasaka-Akira-Sama).

Japanese people often use the first paragraph of letters (except strict business letters) to comment on the seasons. Such comments are often more meaningful than what you see with your eyes, so if you try, you can make a few concise and positive comments carefully (but it is best to write them in western format).

Courtesy before words.

Traditionally, Japanese people say hello without touching each other's bodies or shaking hands, but most of them express their greetings in the form of bows, that is? Courtesy before words? . Bow this? Body language? Action, seemingly simple, actually has a lot of acquiescence? Hidden rules? .

When bowing, men's hands are usually placed at the position of trousers lines on both sides or in front of thighs. Women's hands must be placed in front of their thighs. In Japan, do you bow your head? Shrinkage? Oneself, admire and respect each other's meaning. Generally speaking, when facing elders or superiors, you should take the initiative to bow, but you can bow slightly to your family or friends.

The duration of the bow is also important. Generally speaking, young people, people with low status and women should bow to old people, people with high status and men first. At the same time, the duration of bowing is longer than that of elders, high-ranking people and men. Sometimes both sides want to surpass each other in bowing time to show respect. In the case of not knowing the identity of the other party, the best way to be rude is to bow, which can show some humility.

Japanese people pay great attention to the angle of bow, which is related to each other's age, identity, gender and respect for each other. Generally speaking, young people should bow deeply to the elderly, people with low status bow to people with high status, women bow to men, shop assistants bow to customers, hosts bow to guests, and they should also be very respectful to others. When bowing, the body angle is generally around 10 ~ 15 degrees, and the deepest point is 90 degrees.

There are also strict unwritten rules on degree and etiquette. Like a 5-degree bow? Hello? Waiting for simple greetings and greetings is roughly equivalent to? Eye ceremony? Degree; /kloc-What does a bow of 0/5 degrees mean? Good morning? 、? Hello? Greet and greet people who are very close, expressing sympathy and understanding; Bowing 30 degrees means more formal greetings to elders, guests, elders and teachers. Thank you, please? 、? Thank you very much? There is also the meaning of asking for help; Bowing at 45 degrees is a very formal greeting, and a more formal greeting to elders, guests, elders, teachers, etc. I'm sorry for the trouble, okay? 、? It's all my fault that such a loss happened? Express regret or admit mistakes, etc. Is it paved? Tatami? In the room, you must sit and salute. With what? Seats? Bend your upper body, put your hands on the ground in front of you and bow your head.

Talk to each other

Good conversation topics include: your impression of Japan and its culture, baseball (very popular in Japan), golf, food and tourism. Some bestsellers in Japan are books about Japanese written by foreigners. Japanese people think their culture is unique and like to consolidate this concept through foreigners. Taboo topics: family (personal affairs), trade friction, World War II, property value and politics. Most Japanese people are not religious, so we can bypass this topic. The unfortunate Japanese minorities (Koreans, Ainu and Da Park Jung Su) should also be avoided.

Young people may ask you to practice your English. Praise them more. Don't take their efforts for granted, because they are very interested in this kind of exercise, and they are often the most convenient people to approach when you need help most. Many Japanese know written English better than spoken English. If you have difficulty talking with them, you can write down your questions.

Main terms

Speak Japanese, but the scope of use is mainly limited to the Japanese archipelago. Japan's writing system is probably the most complicated in the world. The Chinese book number is used (pronounced in different contexts), but there are two different sets of phonetic symbols. A Japanese sentence can be written in three different ways. Despite all the difficulties, you should try your best to learn a few words. It can get you close to the Japanese. However, learning more will make them suspicious-after all, only Japanese can speak Japanese.

Eye contact

The Japanese nation is very sensitive to the eyes of others. Therefore, in etiquette education, they will try to avoid eye contact with each other, especially between men and women. In Japanese? Eyes are the mirror of the soul? , also called what? Eyes can talk as well as mouth? 、? Kill people with your eyes instead of your mouth? . Japanese people's behavior of avoiding sight coincides with their typical euphemistic and implicit language expression style.

In order to avoid direct eye contact and achieve the purpose of communication, the Japanese have come up with many methods, such as: Japanese-style rooms, that is? Harmony room? There are niches in the room, sometimes landscape paintings or calligraphy works are hung, and different flower arrangements are placed in front of them, which makes people focus on these paintings and calligraphy works, and there is no need to make eye contact while enjoying them, thus solving the visual headache.

On the Japanese subway and electric car? Sanduo? The unique scenery also embodies the cultural characteristics of Japanese people who avoid the important and take the light. So-called? Sanduo? Namely. There are more advertisements, more people reading books and newspapers, and more people texting, so they fall asleep after a nap? . Commercial promotion is not excluded here, but it is more important to provide people with a safe, comfortable and constantly selectable eye sight? Foothold? . It is very impolite to look at each other's line of sight in a particularly crowded tram or elevator.

At the end of Japanese movies and TV series, the heroine turns to look at the night sky or flowers and birds, and the hero slowly approaches the heroine, looks at the same scenery side by side, and then declares his love to each other, thus pushing the movie or TV series to a climax and ending. This way of ending has also generally become a fixed mode for the male and female protagonists recognized and accepted by the Japanese to avoid eye contact and recognize each other.

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