CULTURES IN JAPAN
πΈTipping is the act of giving an amount of money to someone who has
provided their service. Usually tipping is for people who work in hotels or
restaurants. If you are currently visiting the land of sunrise, tipping is
unnecessary and seems impolite and offensive. Why it is offensive? For
Japanese, they are not accept tip as they already consider they have done the best and always provide their standard when supplying service.
But, fret not! If you not staying in a hotel in the cities but you go for the traditional Japanese Inn (Ryokan), you can tip the worker as they will
provide you a private attendant to prepare your Futon and serve your dinner.
Furthermore, you can actually tip your tour guide as a sign to appreciate them
and they will absolutely love it too!
3) Bowing ( Ojigi γθΎε )
π As Japan has a lot of cultures to explore, bowing is one of it. Meanwhile, in western, shake hand is the sign of greeting and apologizing, in Japan, bowing is a sign of respect, greeting, and salutation and it was used on any occasion either in, funeral, or at a meeting with the client or older people. It is a part of social etiquette.
There are many types of bowing and it brings different definitions.
1) Eshaku : Eshaku usually when meets between colleagues or casually bump with someone who same status.
2) Keirei : This type of bow happens when you are greeting clients, enter a meeting or thanking a superior.
3) Saikeirei : Saikeirei is known as a sign of apologizing or even asking a big favor from someone.
Do you think Japanese culture is unique?
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