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I lived in Japan for a year, and that's what learned about this country and its inhabitants
The historian Basil Shchepkin, who has lived in Japan one year, tells how life works there. Site publishes his article for their readers. < Feast for the Japanese - is not only a way to relax after a working day This is also an occasion to continue the business conversations in an informal setting.. In addition, joint gatherings bring together, allow to know each other in a new way, to improve the atmosphere in the team. And remember the next day that it was the day before, is not accepted.
In Japan, I visited more than once, and each of them - in a new age and quality. Therefore, it surprised each time something new. In 12 years, it struck that one planet with us has a completely different world, where high-speed trains and skyscrapers coexist with rice fields and mountain impassable thickets. In which sea beaches are empty, despite the summer heat, and in schools and museums are greeted at the entrance with shelves of the same size slippers. Even when Japan was studying my profession, place of surprise remained. Especially when it had a chance to spend a year in Japan and «to live in Japanese».
Upon arrival, the foreigner must register with the local administration. In Japan, there is no internal passports, all the "civil status" shall be entered in the "houses of the book" stored in the municipalities. Therefore, when applying for government services do not need to bring anything - all the information from the staff on hand. For a couple of hours in the administration of our family and have issued a book of houses, and health insurance, and benefits for children, and our three year old daughter even passed a medical examination
Japan expensive utilities. - winter their total value reached monthly rent. Central heating is only on the northern island of Hokkaido, it is a gas, and the gas is expensive. To save money, the Japanese do not just turn off the radiators in the night, but also halt the doors blankets. In the rest of the country in the winter use electric heaters, which is also expensive. In winter, the small hotel you can take with a surcharge -. For heat
The most striking manifestation of the Japanese etiquette The workers are registered in our home refrigerator, contrived, not letting him out. hands, quickly undressed in the hallway. Once at the checkout in the supermarket purchase amount was not round (something like 4280 yen). I would like to receive the surrender of one denomination and give 5280 yen, but was mistaken in coins and handed 5240 yen. The cashier is instead to point out my mistake (that we have in Russia often takes the form of the question "What are you giving me?"), Without a single emotion on his face fines counted 960 yen (the small bills - 1,000 yen). Such manifestations of politeness is not only surprising, but also quickly get into the habit. Returns to the routine of the Russian "services" harder.
Japanese politeness - is the outward manifestation of the fundamental basis of society and human relationships: the primacy of the collective over the individual and vertical (senior-junior) and horizontal (friend or foe ) hierarchy. Their roots - in Confucian ideas about the state, society and human relations. In the XIII-XIX centuries, Confucian texts became the basis for the formation of the ruling samurai class. And in the second half of the XIX century, when the country embarked on the path towards European development Confucian notions of duty, loyalty, filial piety became the basis of Japanese ethics. The nature of the Japanese people affected and geography: insularity and frequent earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis. It is to them the Japanese owe their humility and fortitude.
The primacy of collective relations leads to the fact that the familiar to us bosom friendship - rare Adults virtually non-existent outside of work, but because the staff are friendly and mostly within groups, and school and university students -. Companies. And make friends with the Japanese, it is necessary to become a member of the team. Possibilities enough: the Japanese like to talk, sing along in karaoke, including Russian songs
Rest Japanese know how to love, you can find a partner for everyone Here you and your favorite Japanese hot.. sources, and sports centers. A separate theme - the purchase: the Japanese can spend an entire day wandering through the shopping areas or the seasonal fairs, open city parks
. Japanese food has little to do with what is presented as such abroad. Sushi Japanese like, but this dish belongs to the category of relatively expensive delicacies, but because the average Japanese regales them every few weeks. . < Basis of Japanese cuisine - rice and noodles Insects Japanese do not eat, but a lot of unusual dishes I tried sea cucumber, snail, whale meat sushi, sashimi horsemeat
. Drink Japanese also love. No significant event in the life of the collective, be it the appearance of a new employee, or the completion of an important event, is held without cheer. As a rule, first ordered a table in the establishment where you can enjoy hot and cold snacks. Usually begins with a beer, then orders each what it wants - the rice wine (sake), shochu (liquor stronger) or cocktails based on whiskey. After the first feast visitors can go on a "second meeting" - a bar or karaoke, and the last point of the evening can be a restaurant, serving ramen - egg noodles in broth. It is believed that this dish absorbs fusel oil and eases hangover.
External displays of courtesy rather quickly taken over: begin to bow down when you need to, use the special polite vocabulary. And in the Japanese language and communication situations quite a few stamps - a certain phrase or action there is always provided the answer At the same time we must always remember the rules: no matter how much aspire to be like the Japanese, you will always remain. for them "gaijin" - as they called for the eyes of the visiting Europeans. This word means not only "foreigner", a person from the outside, from another world. So any errors in language and behavior it forgivable, although they may cause dissatisfaction of local residents who are not accustomed to communicate with foreigners. Sometimes the "special relationship" may be unpleasant for the aliens themselves. It happens that, in spite of a question or an appeal, said on proper Japanese, companion-Japanese steadfastly refused to move into their native language and, blushing and shy, tries to answer in broken English.
Key to successful stay in Japan for foreigners to behave in Japanese with friends and colleagues, and remember that you - a foreigner, when you communicate with strangers
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In Japan, I visited more than once, and each of them - in a new age and quality. Therefore, it surprised each time something new. In 12 years, it struck that one planet with us has a completely different world, where high-speed trains and skyscrapers coexist with rice fields and mountain impassable thickets. In which sea beaches are empty, despite the summer heat, and in schools and museums are greeted at the entrance with shelves of the same size slippers. Even when Japan was studying my profession, place of surprise remained. Especially when it had a chance to spend a year in Japan and «to live in Japanese».
Upon arrival, the foreigner must register with the local administration. In Japan, there is no internal passports, all the "civil status" shall be entered in the "houses of the book" stored in the municipalities. Therefore, when applying for government services do not need to bring anything - all the information from the staff on hand. For a couple of hours in the administration of our family and have issued a book of houses, and health insurance, and benefits for children, and our three year old daughter even passed a medical examination
Japan expensive utilities. - winter their total value reached monthly rent. Central heating is only on the northern island of Hokkaido, it is a gas, and the gas is expensive. To save money, the Japanese do not just turn off the radiators in the night, but also halt the doors blankets. In the rest of the country in the winter use electric heaters, which is also expensive. In winter, the small hotel you can take with a surcharge -. For heat
The most striking manifestation of the Japanese etiquette The workers are registered in our home refrigerator, contrived, not letting him out. hands, quickly undressed in the hallway. Once at the checkout in the supermarket purchase amount was not round (something like 4280 yen). I would like to receive the surrender of one denomination and give 5280 yen, but was mistaken in coins and handed 5240 yen. The cashier is instead to point out my mistake (that we have in Russia often takes the form of the question "What are you giving me?"), Without a single emotion on his face fines counted 960 yen (the small bills - 1,000 yen). Such manifestations of politeness is not only surprising, but also quickly get into the habit. Returns to the routine of the Russian "services" harder.
Japanese politeness - is the outward manifestation of the fundamental basis of society and human relationships: the primacy of the collective over the individual and vertical (senior-junior) and horizontal (friend or foe ) hierarchy. Their roots - in Confucian ideas about the state, society and human relations. In the XIII-XIX centuries, Confucian texts became the basis for the formation of the ruling samurai class. And in the second half of the XIX century, when the country embarked on the path towards European development Confucian notions of duty, loyalty, filial piety became the basis of Japanese ethics. The nature of the Japanese people affected and geography: insularity and frequent earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis. It is to them the Japanese owe their humility and fortitude.
The primacy of collective relations leads to the fact that the familiar to us bosom friendship - rare Adults virtually non-existent outside of work, but because the staff are friendly and mostly within groups, and school and university students -. Companies. And make friends with the Japanese, it is necessary to become a member of the team. Possibilities enough: the Japanese like to talk, sing along in karaoke, including Russian songs
Rest Japanese know how to love, you can find a partner for everyone Here you and your favorite Japanese hot.. sources, and sports centers. A separate theme - the purchase: the Japanese can spend an entire day wandering through the shopping areas or the seasonal fairs, open city parks
. Japanese food has little to do with what is presented as such abroad. Sushi Japanese like, but this dish belongs to the category of relatively expensive delicacies, but because the average Japanese regales them every few weeks. . < Basis of Japanese cuisine - rice and noodles Insects Japanese do not eat, but a lot of unusual dishes I tried sea cucumber, snail, whale meat sushi, sashimi horsemeat
. Drink Japanese also love. No significant event in the life of the collective, be it the appearance of a new employee, or the completion of an important event, is held without cheer. As a rule, first ordered a table in the establishment where you can enjoy hot and cold snacks. Usually begins with a beer, then orders each what it wants - the rice wine (sake), shochu (liquor stronger) or cocktails based on whiskey. After the first feast visitors can go on a "second meeting" - a bar or karaoke, and the last point of the evening can be a restaurant, serving ramen - egg noodles in broth. It is believed that this dish absorbs fusel oil and eases hangover.
External displays of courtesy rather quickly taken over: begin to bow down when you need to, use the special polite vocabulary. And in the Japanese language and communication situations quite a few stamps - a certain phrase or action there is always provided the answer At the same time we must always remember the rules: no matter how much aspire to be like the Japanese, you will always remain. for them "gaijin" - as they called for the eyes of the visiting Europeans. This word means not only "foreigner", a person from the outside, from another world. So any errors in language and behavior it forgivable, although they may cause dissatisfaction of local residents who are not accustomed to communicate with foreigners. Sometimes the "special relationship" may be unpleasant for the aliens themselves. It happens that, in spite of a question or an appeal, said on proper Japanese, companion-Japanese steadfastly refused to move into their native language and, blushing and shy, tries to answer in broken English.
Key to successful stay in Japan for foreigners to behave in Japanese with friends and colleagues, and remember that you - a foreigner, when you communicate with strangers
. via www.geo.ru/mneniya/chelovek-iz-drugogo-mira?page=1#article-body
