Comments | sarahalex: Keep the faith

sarahalex

Keep the faith

Oct 10, 2008 21:18

"Don't expect Japanese men to get the door for you. Just don't."

Having heard this from my favourite and completely reliable professor, I said "sayounara" to my idea of a perfect Asian gentleman.
But today... today I was asked to follow our Japanese lecturer to his office (I needed some documents) and though he went first all the way - rather ( Read more... )

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hotarubi88 October 10 2008, 19:45:01 UTC

tell me more about it.... and i want some names XDDD

merchendiver October 10 2008, 22:42:14 UTC

Aw. Don't let sweeping general statements like that get to you.

But that was really nice of him.

kotonama October 11 2008, 11:36:27 UTC

Actually I heard that from my teacher as well...and anytime we go somewhere...he always holds the door...so...where's actually the true?

pony_rocks October 13 2008, 18:56:55 UTC

Muahaha. Tamed, isn't he?
When I was studying in Japan, men were regularly slamming doors into my face! :D
Anyway, Japanese men from companies I was working for here in the Czech republic are mostly different - they let you go first, hold the door... They only do not know that they should not let you go first to pubs or when walking down the stairs, but mostly I didn't really care to explain them. XD

x_mama_san_x October 23 2008, 18:31:45 UTC

I agree with all of the comments. It would be great if there were more Japanese men like that. I only know of one and regretably, I only get to opportunity to enjoy his not-so-common-japanese manners whenever I head to San Francisco.

There are few Japanese down here in my town. And they have virtually no manners.