Saturday, December 17, 2005
Here are a couple of Japanese cultural videos for you. They're probably dog-eared from making the rounds, so sorry if you've seen these already. Many people will find them useful.
First, the proper way to fold a shirt.
Second, the proper way to eat sushi.
That second one really brings back the memories, having worked in the office of a Japanese restaurant and having met my wife that way. But especially, after having heard and read more than my share of pretentious know-it-all Westerners who spent a few months in Japan and think they're the encyclopedia of "just the right way" to eat sushi. One more of those types and I'm gonna stick their head in a rice cooker. Oh, and here's a clue. When reviewing sushi, don't ever use the word "yummy." I don't care how good it is, raw fish should never, ever be described as "yummy."
They need to watch that video, because it plays like they sound.
The sushi video was hilarious. If I ever see a tourist doing that little hand dance on the sushi-ya counter, I'll know who to blame.
By the way, I saw the shirt segment on a Japanese "household hints" program a few years ago, and I've been folding my T-shirts that way ever since. Saves a lot of time.