Originally Posted by blue_rebel

..... food that runs away? Or do you mean food that's being stolen? XD

I can't stand it when people use their chopsticks to push dishes away or pull dishes towards them. It's so RUDE!!! I mean, just say, "Could you please pass me the...?" and the other person will gladly pass it to you! Geez.


Oh, I erm, suck on my chopsticks sometimes. Haha. ^^;; But only if there's still stuff left on them.

Originally Posted by shikashu

Here are some tips if your traveling to Japan(Originally from Anime Insider)

Tokyo No-Nos
How to be a jerk in Japan(putting it simple, don't do this)

Playing With Your Food
If you even bother to learn how to use chopsticks, stick them straight up in your rice. When the locals around you look horrified, congratulations--you've just made a funeral offering in the middle of a restaurant.

Show Everyone Your Snot
If you've picked up a nasty cold from wandering around Akihabara in the rain, go ahead and blow your nosein the middle of the street. After all, why wouldn't everyone standing next to you want to hear all the goo in your nose come rocketing out?

Fall Into The Toilet
The Japanese idea of public facilities--the "traditional" toilet--is pretty much just a hole in the ground. So to be a true American hero, complain about it and then fall in because your leg muscles can't hold you up. That'll be a good time.

Abuse Your Cell Phone
Completly ignore any keitai (phone) etiquette you may have picked up in the States--especially on the train, which the Japanese treat almost like a shrine--and just blah away.

Show Off Your Tattoos
Nothing screams Yakuza--the Japanese mafia--like bared tattos. And as you know from all the samurai flicks you've seen, everyone loves the Yakuza! So the first time you go to an onsen (hot spring bath), show those babies off.

That its all the tips from Anime Insider(issue #34). Good Luck