Etiquette
14 posts
- Can You Share Food at a Japanese Restaurant? Ramen Answer
Usually yes, once everyone has ordered their own bowl. Top reply on a ramen-sharing row (8,048 likes): ask the staff on the spot. The shop decides.
8,048 likes
- Are Kids Allowed in Restaurants in Japan? Japanese Answer
Yes, at most places. The top Japanese reply (7,400 likes): no one is angry at crying kids, only at parents who leave them to it. Some shops post rules.
7,400 likes
- Is It Rude to Do Makeup on a Train in Japan?
Past lipstick, mostly yes. A leading Japanese answer (40,807 likes) says stop at lips; powder and brushes that hit the next rider are the problem.
41,495 likes
- Chopstick Etiquette in Japan: Do People Notice Your Grip?
Yes. Japanese adults notice a crossed or clumsy chopstick grip, but refusing to fix it is judged harder (2,993 likes). Fixers say it took days to weeks.
2,993 likes
- Is It Rude to Wear Perfume in Japan? Japanese Answer
A little perfume is fine in Japan; a heavy spray bothers people. 1,079 likes back a light touch as just right, and commenters explain where they apply it.
1,079 likes
- Is It Rude to Slurp Noodles in Japan? What Japanese Say
No. Japanese commenters call slurping ramen and soba normal; the top reply (82 likes) says if it bothers you, don't eat out. Only overly loud slurps grate.
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- Can You Take a Stroller on Trains in Japan? Riders Answer
Yes, and Japan's official stroller mark says you needn't fold it. But 525 likes say a Tokyo rush-hour train has no room to yield: ride off-peak.
525 likes
- Is It Rude to Blow Your Nose in Japan? Japanese Answer
Blowing your nose at the table is rude in Japan, but Japanese commenters say sniffling is worse: 353 likes on that complaint, 184 want it called out here.
2,687 likes
- Is It Rude to Talk on the Phone on a Train in Japan?
1,961 Japanese comments on why you can't talk on the phone on trains in Japan: it's volume, not law (979 likes), and what riders do when it rings.
1,260 likes
- Should You Wear Your Backpack in Front on Japan's Trains?
Japan put front-carried backpacks on its rail nuisance list. In the top 100 of 305 comments, commuters say the back is worse (60 likes) and skip the rack.
120 likes
- Why Do Japanese People Wear Masks? Japan Answers
Why do Japanese people wear masks? In the top 200 of 11,939 comments the top reason (8,684 likes) is a face they'd rather hide — and when it comes off.
8,684 likes
- Is It Rude to Wear Sunglasses in Japan? Japanese Answer
Is it rude to wear sunglasses in Japan? No rule or law bans them — the pushback is social, aimed at customer-facing staff. Drivers: 844 likes for safety.
844 likes
- Why Are There No Trash Cans in Japan? Japanese Explain
Japan pulled its public bins — in the top 123 of 155 comments Japanese viewers call terrorism the excuse, not the reason. Plus where they put rubbish now.
83 likes
- Japan Escalator Etiquette: Left or Right? Riders Are Split
Japan's railways now ask riders to stand on both sides and not walk — and 1,549 comments show why it hasn't stuck: hatred of single-file queues.
459 likes