Foreignresidentsbecome a partofthedailygrind, withalloftheotherJapaneselivinghere.
Andwhat a lotofforeignersdon't realizeisthatthereare a lotofunwrittenruleshereinJapantohelpmaintainthesocietyuntilmaybeit's toolate.
So I'm goingtosharewithyousomeofthemoreinteresting, unwrittenrulesthat I personallycameacrosstohelpanyoneplanningonlivinginJapantoavoidbeingconsideredasthatrudecorner.
Thedownsideisthatsince a lotofcompaniesrunprettylean, itbecomesevermoredifficulttotakethetimeoffasitbecomes a hugeburdenforyourcoworkersandis a largereasonwhymanyemployeesdon't takethetimeoffatall.
ThiscomesintheformofOh, Miyagi, a giftusuallyfrom a placeyou'vevisited, maybe a boxofsweetsorsnackstosharewiththeteam, sincemanyofthemhadtocoverforyouwhileyouaregone.
Thisis a gesturetosaythankyouforhandlingmyworkloadwhen I wasgone, andhere's a littletreatsthatyoucanexperience a pieceofmyholidayforgettingthisaswellastakingholidayasyouplease, wouldbe a doublepunchtoyourcoworkers.
Numberthree.
GreetingYourNeighborsWhatmanypeopledon't knowwhenmovinginto a newplaceisthatyou'resupposedtogreetandgive a gifttoyourneighbors.
Soifyouevermakeyourwayto a supermarket, youmightwanttoknowthisoneinJapanisconsideredbadmannerstofeeloutthefoodandputitback, especiallyinthemeatsectionandproduceSectionone.