Berlitz Pocket Guide Japan (Travel Guide eBook) by Berlitz

Author:Berlitz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Travel, Japan
Publisher: Apa Publications
Published: 2020-01-30T16:00:00+00:00

The Japanese are known for their humility and their politeness. Interpersonal relationships are still largely driven by a constant desire to achieve consensus and avoid disagreement and confrontation.

In Japan’s rigidly structured hierarchical society, people’s relative status needs to be established at the outset of any interaction. Exchanging business cards is an important preliminary to any meeting or discussion.

However, when dealing with foreigners, the Japanese instinct for warm hospitality usually comes to the fore. People are expected to adopt an outward appearance of humility, which often results in self-deprecating comments with regard to the economy, the diminutive size of houses or inflated prices. Resist the temptation to join in the apparently masochistic highlighting of Japan’s shortcomings: disagree politely and find something to praise. The same applies if you are invited to dine in a Japanese home and the arrival of your meal is accompanied by a standard apology regarding the poor quality of the food.

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