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Author: Chris Bracken <chris@bracken.jp>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 08:31:44 -0700
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diff --git a/index.xml b/index.xml
@@ -3644,6 +3644,23 @@ yakisoba through incredibly fancy Japanese and western cakes and desserts. If
you&rsquo;re looking for nicely-packaged food gifts for friends back home, this is a
great place to get them. It&rsquo;s also a great place to grab food for a picnic in
the park.</li>
+<li>When entering, you&rsquo;ll almost always be asked how many people you are. You can
+just hold up the right number of fingers, but if you want to get fancy also
+say 1: hitori, 2: futari, 3: san-nin, 4: yo-nin, 5: go-nin, 6: roku-nin.</li>
+<li>The bill will almost always be left on the table after you&rsquo;ve ordered. If not,
+you can request it by saying &ldquo;o-kaikei onegai shimasu&rdquo; or catching your waiter
+or waitress&rsquo;s eye from across the room and making an &lsquo;x&rsquo; gesture with your
+index fingers. Bills are almost always paid at the cashier on the way out, not
+at the table.</li>
+<li>Before you eat, it&rsquo;s traditional to say &ldquo;itadakimasu&rdquo; (I humbly receive);
+you&rsquo;ll hear this from a ton of tables around you. If you&rsquo;re eating with a
+Japanese person, or at their home, you should definitely say it.</li>
+<li>Similarly, after you eat, it&rsquo;s polite to say &ldquo;gochiso-sama deshita&rdquo; (thank you
+for the meal). If one person in particular is paying, you should say it to
+them, but also as you walk out of restaurants, you&rsquo;ll often be assailed with
+shouts of &ldquo;arigatou gozaimasu&rdquo; (thank you) from all the staff. They&rsquo;ll love it
+if you toss a &ldquo;gochiso-sama deshita&rdquo; their way on your way out and/or at the
+cashier.</li>
<li>There is no tipping in Japan. Service is expected to be good, and restaurant
staff are generally paid reasonable wages.</li>
</ul>
@@ -3659,6 +3676,22 @@ cabinets and return them to you when you leave.</li>
shoes and either place them on shelves, or in a plastic bag and carry them
with you.</li>
</ul>
+<h3 id="key-phrases-and-vocabulary">Key phrases and vocabulary</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Ohayo gozaimasu: good morning.</li>
+<li>Konnichiwa: good afternoon.</li>
+<li>Konbanwa: good evening.</li>
+<li>X onégai shimasu: I&rsquo;d like X please. (e.g. o-kaikei: the bill, koré: this)</li>
+<li>Kore wa ikura desu ka: How much is this?</li>
+<li>Arigato gozaimasu: Thank you.</li>
+<li>X wa doko desu ka: Where is X? (e.g. toiré: the toilet, éki: station)</li>
+</ul>
+<h3 id="stumble-your-way-through-japanese-mannners-like-a-pro">Stumble your way through Japanese mannners like a pro</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Chris Broad&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GCuvcTI090">12 things not to do in Japan</a> covers almost everything
+you need to know!</li>
+<li>For extra points, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyypaP_D6No">Japanese table manners</a>.</li>
+</ul>
</description>
</item>
diff --git a/japan/index.html b/japan/index.html
@@ -87,6 +87,23 @@ yakisoba through incredibly fancy Japanese and western cakes and desserts. If
you’re looking for nicely-packaged food gifts for friends back home, this is a
great place to get them. It’s also a great place to grab food for a picnic in
the park.</li>
+<li>When entering, you’ll almost always be asked how many people you are. You can
+just hold up the right number of fingers, but if you want to get fancy also
+say 1: hitori, 2: futari, 3: san-nin, 4: yo-nin, 5: go-nin, 6: roku-nin.</li>
+<li>The bill will almost always be left on the table after you’ve ordered. If not,
+you can request it by saying “o-kaikei onegai shimasu” or catching your waiter
+or waitress’s eye from across the room and making an ‘x’ gesture with your
+index fingers. Bills are almost always paid at the cashier on the way out, not
+at the table.</li>
+<li>Before you eat, it’s traditional to say “itadakimasu” (I humbly receive);
+you’ll hear this from a ton of tables around you. If you’re eating with a
+Japanese person, or at their home, you should definitely say it.</li>
+<li>Similarly, after you eat, it’s polite to say “gochiso-sama deshita” (thank you
+for the meal). If one person in particular is paying, you should say it to
+them, but also as you walk out of restaurants, you’ll often be assailed with
+shouts of “arigatou gozaimasu” (thank you) from all the staff. They’ll love it
+if you toss a “gochiso-sama deshita” their way on your way out and/or at the
+cashier.</li>
<li>There is no tipping in Japan. Service is expected to be good, and restaurant
staff are generally paid reasonable wages.</li>
</ul>
@@ -102,6 +119,22 @@ cabinets and return them to you when you leave.</li>
shoes and either place them on shelves, or in a plastic bag and carry them
with you.</li>
</ul>
+<h3 id="key-phrases-and-vocabulary">Key phrases and vocabulary</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Ohayo gozaimasu: good morning.</li>
+<li>Konnichiwa: good afternoon.</li>
+<li>Konbanwa: good evening.</li>
+<li>X onégai shimasu: I’d like X please. (e.g. o-kaikei: the bill, koré: this)</li>
+<li>Kore wa ikura desu ka: How much is this?</li>
+<li>Arigato gozaimasu: Thank you.</li>
+<li>X wa doko desu ka: Where is X? (e.g. toiré: the toilet, éki: station)</li>
+</ul>
+<h3 id="stumble-your-way-through-japanese-mannners-like-a-pro">Stumble your way through Japanese mannners like a pro</h3>
+<ul>
+<li>Chris Broad’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GCuvcTI090">12 things not to do in Japan</a> covers almost everything
+you need to know!</li>
+<li>For extra points, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyypaP_D6No">Japanese table manners</a>.</li>
+</ul>
</article>
</main>
