CEO of Japanese

𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻, 𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:

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1️⃣ When chatting with Japanese people, they might ask if you're currently attending a language school, university, or a vocational school, and then follow up with questions about your major. However, they might not ask which specific university you're attending since that could be considered private information.

2️⃣ In summer, air conditioners are usually set to 28°C.

Here’s my little story: When I was working part-time at Family Mart, one day, the Japanese manager said to me, "Let me tell you something. The air conditioner temperature must not be adjusted. In summer, it’s fixed at 28°C — no exceptions." I said, "Got it." Then the manager continued, "But I noticed something interesting: when I told this to everyone in the store, all the Japanese staff responded with, 'Okay, understood.' But the Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, and Bangladeshi staff would say, 'It wasn’t me… Why is that?' So, I explained to him that in our cultures, if someone specifically tells us about an issue, it’s taken to mean that we’re suspected of having done it. And if it wasn’t us, we naturally feel the need to clarify, 'It wasn’t me.' But in Japanese culture, when something goes wrong, they notify everyone simply to prevent it from happening again. Did I explain it correctly?"

3️⃣ If you ask for directions on the street, four out of five Japanese people will actually guide you to your destination.

4️⃣ At restaurants, they’ll always bring you a glass of ice-cold water filled with ice cubes right off the bat—this happens year-round. I’ve grown so used to it that now I can’t live without ice 😂 My freezer at home always has an ice tray stocked with frozen ice cubes.

5️⃣ When talking to someone, Japanese people will keep bowing, even if it’s over the phone.

Japanese trains are usually very quiet, and occasionally you’ll spot a Japanese person in the corner, holding their hand over their mouth while bowing and saying into the phone, "I’m sorry, I’m on the train right now. I’ll be getting off in about x minutes and will call you back after I get off." Like bro could’ve just handled the whole convo in the time it took to apologize....

(to be continued...)