bowing

jandek · March 16th, 2010, 08:56

also in japan they shake with the left hand out and slightly away from the body. it is an old tradition left over from samurai days because your right hand was your sword hand, so shaking with it would be like saying, hey, i want to kill you and make your retainers my retainers.

does anybody else play Nobunaga no Yabou? do you kill the retainers of the samurai you fell, do you let them go, or do you make them your own?

AliDimayev · March 16th, 2010, 09:29

I don't bow. Animals bow. Dogs bow. Russians are dogs. I hate russians. Donc, I hate dogs. Donc, I hate bowing. Fuck that shit.

Layla25 · March 16th, 2010, 10:38

Nobody will be expecting it from you (they all know foreigners shake hands and will try to be cool and shake hands with ya) but Japanese people definitely still bow in everyday life, specially in their professional life. Deep bows are saved for very important people, or for appologizing, which they do very often lol. When you come across fancy service people you will see bowing, but at school not so much. However if someone bows to you you should return the favor just make sure you dont bump heads lol.
The "mini bows" at the conbini you are talking about are more like nods, and its almost unnoticable until you go home and discover you have a bowing reflex hehe.
Your question was not stupid or ignorant at all, but I guess when people hear "bow" they imagine someone hitting their forehead to the floor or something.

Lego · March 16th, 2010, 10:51

Excessive bowing makes you look more like an idiot than never bowing at all.

Layla25 · March 16th, 2010, 11:08

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Originally Posted by Lego

Excessive bowing makes you look more like an idiot than never bowing at all.

That's true. It's also bad for the back!

ohheythere · March 16th, 2010, 11:12

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Originally Posted by ten_of_spades

As to the OP: MEXT guidelines call for 20% more bowing starting in FY2011.

Yeesh, I got that memo in the mail yesterday at the BOE. What's the next retarded thing MEXT is going to make us do, and how the hell are they going to maintain accountability for this new standard?

silverx7 · March 16th, 2010, 11:34

hey so let me change the topic here a bit

those of you in JET now

how do you guys like the job?

ten_of_spades · March 16th, 2010, 11:36

It's alright, except my male co-workers all think sexual harrassment is ok because it's a patriarchal society. You'd think having the principal try to make you go down on him in his office is rare, but it's quite common (pay attention, Rosie).

silverx7 · March 16th, 2010, 11:45

im not a chick but please elaborate on this

thats pretty insane

AliDimayev · March 16th, 2010, 11:47

Hunting is too easy this time of year, what with all the aminals coming out of hibernation and in desperate need of foodstuffs and all...

silverx7 · March 16th, 2010, 11:51

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Originally Posted by AliDimayev

Hunting is too easy this time of year, what with all the aminals coming out of hibernation and in desperate need of foodstuffs and all...

who invited this guy?

miks · March 16th, 2010, 11:55

lol no idea, but I was told to fear Russians by my mother in law.

AliDimayev · March 16th, 2010, 11:56

is your mother in law Polish or what?

Meelynn · March 16th, 2010, 11:56

It's okay. I'm approaching my target weight of 100 kg which will be a big milestone but I still have quite a ways to go.

AliDimayev · March 16th, 2010, 11:57

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Originally Posted by silverx7

who invited this guy?

Do met-for (that's British-speak for metaphores) often go over your head?

maybe you have a genesis of the corpus-callosum. That7s the part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres.

silverx7 · March 16th, 2010, 11:58

soviets aren't to be trusted

its fact, google it

Meelynn · March 16th, 2010, 11:59

Invisible Touch

AliDimayev · March 16th, 2010, 12:00

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Originally Posted by silverx7

soviets aren't to be trusted

its fact, google it

Don7t need to tell me.

silverx7 · March 16th, 2010, 12:03

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Originally Posted by AliDimayev

Don7t need to tell me.

haha

Miss_igirisu · March 16th, 2010, 14:50

They give you a lesson in bowing during orientation. But it's a known fact that people who flap their arms about suitcases and omiage way before they are even accepted will in fact not get accepted

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March 16th, 2010, 08:56	#21 (permalink)
jandek Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Japanada Posts: 196	also in japan they shake with the left hand out and slightly away from the body. it is an old tradition left over from samurai days because your right hand was your sword hand, so shaking with it would be like saying, hey, i want to kill you and make your retainers my retainers. does anybody else play Nobunaga no Yabou? do you kill the retainers of the samurai you fell, do you let them go, or do you make them your own?

March 16th, 2010, 10:38	#23 (permalink)
Layla25 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 174	Nobody will be expecting it from you (they all know foreigners shake hands and will try to be cool and shake hands with ya) but Japanese people definitely still bow in everyday life, specially in their professional life. Deep bows are saved for very important people, or for appologizing, which they do very often lol. When you come across fancy service people you will see bowing, but at school not so much. However if someone bows to you you should return the favor just make sure you dont bump heads lol. The "mini bows" at the conbini you are talking about are more like nods, and its almost unnoticable until you go home and discover you have a bowing reflex hehe. Your question was not stupid or ignorant at all, but I guess when people hear "bow" they imagine someone hitting their forehead to the floor or something.

March 16th, 2010, 11:34	#27 (permalink)
silverx7 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 197	hey so let me change the topic here a bit those of you in JET now how do you guys like the job?

March 16th, 2010, 11:45	#29 (permalink)
silverx7 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 197	im not a chick but please elaborate on this thats pretty insane

March 16th, 2010, 11:58	#36 (permalink)
silverx7 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 197	soviets aren't to be trusted its fact, google it