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Polite Phrase for Dinner Guests
Saying of modesty vs. literal meaning
Dinner Party Foods
vegetarian; lamb
Sunday Dinner
Britain = late afternoon (3-4pm)
Wedding Clothes
Japanese men = black suit; Britain/US = lively and colorful
Wedding Gifts
Japan = cash; Britain/US = wedding list
Paying for the Wedding Ceremony
Japan = groom's family pays most; Britain/US = bride's family
Gifts of 4
Avoid in Japan; in England/US, it's common = popular family size; avoid odd; 2 is too small and 6 too many
Toothpicks
Playing with it/leaving it in your mouth/chewing on it is OK in England but bad manners in Japan
Chewing Gum
OK for adults in Japan, especially after strong foods; noisily is terrible manners; "vulgar and juvenile" in Britain
Bowing
Polite greetings and at shrines
Shoes
Take them off in Japan
Blowing Your Nose
Don't do it at the table in England/US
Shaking Hands
With the right hand
Hats
Remove your hat in church in Western culture
Slurping Sounds
Slurping is OK in Japan