Test your Japaneseness !

[kirei_na_me]

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-yes
4) Oden-yes
5) Tofu-yes
6) Umeboshi-no
7) Takuan-no
8) Fried fish-yes
9) Whale-no
10) Miso soup-yes

Total = 6

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-no
4) bow (even slightly) when greeting or seeing someone off (in formal situations)-no
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-yes
8) avoid teling people directly what you think-yes (but I've always been like that)
9) avoid putting soap or foam in your bath-no
10) refrain from eating in the street or while standing/walking.-no

Total = 4

Cultural adaptation

Can you :

1) Sleep on a futon-yes
2) bear Japanese TV programmes-no
3) ride a bicycle with an umbrella in one hand-yes
4) sit in "seiza"-no (not for long, anyway)

Do you :

5) like J-pop-no, no, no
6) like kabuki-yes
7) read manga-no
8) like sumo-yes
9) like everything that is cute-no
10) like "onsen" (hot spring)-yes

Total = 5

[Apollo]

Food

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

1) Sushi-yes
2) Natto-no..never tasted
3) Hijiki-yes
4) Oden-yes
5) Tofu-yes
6) Umeboshi-yes
7) Takuan-yes
8) Fried fish-yes
9) Whale-no
10) Miso soup-yes

Total = 8

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-no
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-yes
8) avoid teling people directly what you think-yes
9) avoid putting soap or foam in your bath-no
10) refrain from eating in the street or while standing/walking.-yes...otherwise the food will end up on my clothes

Total = 6

Cultural adaptation

Can you :

1) Sleep on a futon-yes
2) bear Japanese TV programmes-no
3) ride a bicycle with an umbrella in one hand-no...I'll fall!
4) sit in "seiza"-no

Do you :

5) like J-pop-yes
6) like kabuki-yes
7) read manga-yes
8) like sumo-yes
9) like everything that is cute-yes
10) like "onsen" (hot spring)-yes

Total = 7

Total = 8-6-7

[cricket]

Let's see,hmmm..

food
9

etiquette
6

cultural adaptation
5

[blessed]

Food
6

haven't really tried too much japanese food, its hard to find decent places.

etiquette
9

i dont know why, but i bow my head the whole time when talking, its probably cause i cant be bothered to reply, so i just agree with a bow.

cultural adaptation
8

everything bar J-pop, that is simply scary.