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