Food

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

1) Sushi YES
2) Natto YES
3) Hijiki YES
4) Oden YES
5) Tofu YES
6) Umeboshi YES
7) Takuan YES
8) Fried fish YES
9) Whale NO WAY
10) Miso soup YES

Etiquette

Do you :

1) remove your shoes before entering your own house YES
2) slurp your ramen YES
3) excuse yourself all the time even when you are not wrong NO WAY
4) bow (even slightly) when greeting or seeing someone off (in formal situations) NOT ALL THE TIME
5) bow when you talk on the phone NEVER
6) buy omiyage for your colleagues, friends or family when you go somewhere (even for a few days) OCCASIONALLY
7) nod or make little sounds agreement showing that you are listenning to someone OFTEN
8) avoid teling people directly what you think NO
9) avoid putting soap or foam in your bath NO
10) refrain from eating in the street or while standing/walking. NO

Cultural adaptation

Can you :

1) Sleep on a futon YES
2) bear Japanese TV programmes ARE YOU KIDDING? I PAY MONEY AND RENT THE VIDEOS
3) ride a bicycle with an umbrella in one hand NO
4) sit in "seiza" NOT WITH MY ARTHRITIC KNEE

Do you :

5) like J-pop NO
6) like kabuki NO
7) read manga GOLGO 13
8) like sumo YES
9) like everything that is cute ONLY SOME THINGS
10) like "onsen" (hot spring) YES


WERE YOU BORN IN JAPAN OR HAVE YOU LIVED IN JAPAN? Yes.