Food

Can you eat/Do you like (if you don't know what it is, then "no") :

1) Sushi - yes
2) Natto - no
3) Hijiki - no
4) Oden - yes
5) Tofu - yes
6) Umeboshi - yes
7) Takuan - yes
8) Fried fish - yes
9) Whale - not yet
10) Miso soup - yes

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Etiquette

Do you :

1) remove your shoes before entering your own house - yes
2) slurp your ramen - no
3) excuse yourself all the time even when you are not wrong - yes
4) bow (even slightly) when greeting or seeing someone off (in formal situations) - yes
5) bow when you talk on the phone - no
6) buy omiyage for your colleagues, friends or family when you go somewhere (even for a few days) - yes
7) nod or make little sounds agreement showing that you are listenning to someone - nope
8) avoid teling people directly what you think - nope
9) avoid putting soap or foam in your bath - nope
10) refrain from eating in the street or while standing/walking - nope

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Cultural adaptation

Can you :

1) Sleep on a futon - yes
2) bear Japanese TV programmes - yep
3) ride a bicycle with an umbrella in one hand - yep
4) sit in "seiza" - nope

Do you :

5) like J-pop - yep
6) like kabuki - yep
7) read manga - yes
8) like sumo - yep
9) like everything that is cute - nope
10) like "onsen" (hot spring) - the only reason i go to japan

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