Life In Japan - The Low Points

[Wwanderer]

I did worse, just replying "thanks, you too" (to the chopsticks comment). The puzzled looks you can get in return are in fact high points of living in Japan !

I am going to try this one!

My "top this" tale (in this context) was that a Japanese colleague once mentioned my awesome hashi skills among a few of my other professional distinctions in the course of giving me a fairly formal introduction to a group whom I was about to address (give a presentation)! To be fair, he was a bit drunk at the time, but still...

-Ww

 

[RandomTokyoGuy]

I am going to try this one!

My "top this" tale (in this context) was that a Japanese colleague once mentioned my awesome hashi skills among a few of my other professional distinctions in the course of giving me a fairly formal introduction to a group whom I was about to address (give a presentation)! To be fair, he was a bit drunk at the time, but still...

-Ww

I wonder what it says about his opinion about your professional skills, if he resorts to your hashi handling skills as your biggest upside

 

[Frenchy]

I wonder what it says about his opinion about your professional skills, if he resorts to your hashi handling skills as your biggest upside

... Or in depth knowledge of the Tokyo escorts scene!

 

[just4fun]

.........and of course........dropping the EEEEeeeeeHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh on them just before you say those things makes it all that much better

 

[RightOn6975]

I am going to try this one!

My "top this" tale (in this context) was that a Japanese colleague once mentioned my awesome hashi skills among a few of my other professional distinctions in the course of giving me a fairly formal introduction to a group whom I was about to address (give a presentation)! To be fair, he was a bit drunk at the time, but still...

-Ww

From what I have noticed most Japanese are impressed when foreigners are able to use hashi and properly too.

 

[TAG Manager]

From what I have noticed most Japanese are impressed when foreigners are able to use hashi and properly too.

Common occurrence, every single time I eat with a new business contact who is Japanese and hasn't had much exposure to non-Japanese or non-asian for that matter. Then it goes on to the food... "OH, You can eat ramen? Sushi too? Oh That's amazing... blah blah blah blah..." it's not really amazing. I mean, who can't eat Ramen!? (the majority of people can anyway)

Edit: The fork comment, I have to remember to use that somewhere. Probably perfect opportunity at the year-end dinner. (Which has no hashi, it's always western food with forks/knives, etc.)

 

[MikeH]

"OH, You can eat ramen? Sushi too? Oh That's amazing... blah blah blah blah..." it's not really amazing. I mean, who can't eat Ramen!?

OK, time for my "top this": (ref: @Wwanderer ). Me and some local people I worked at that time were invited for a business dinner. The host knew I had been living in Japan for over 10 years already at that time.

My secretary revealed later they had contacted her beforehand and asked "if Mike can eat rice?"...

 

[just4fun]

Common occurrence, every single time I eat with a new business contact who is Japanese and hasn't had much exposure to non-Japanese or non-asian for that matter. Then it goes on to the food... "OH, You can eat ramen? Sushi too? Oh That's amazing... blah blah blah blah..." it's not really amazing. I mean, who can't eat Ramen!? (the majority of people can anyway)

Edit: The fork comment, I have to remember to use that somewhere. Probably perfect opportunity at the year-end dinner. (Which has no hashi, it's always western food with forks/knives, etc.)

Don't forget the big EEEHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..................................

 

[just4fun]

OK, time for my "top this": (ref: @Wwanderer ). Me and some local people I worked at that time were invited for a business dinner. The host knew I had been living in Japan for over 10 years already at that time.

My secretary revealed later they had contacted her beforehand and asked "if Mike can eat rice?"...

Sure it was rice and not lice?