Chopstick etiquette that is not good to do in front of Japanese people on dinner table.

Japan that is not written in guidebooks.

日本で食事をする時に絶対やってはいけないお箸のマナー２つ。

There are two types of chopstick etiquette that you should never do when eating in Japan.

This is your first time coming to Japan and you are eating using chopsticks. You are having a hard time getting used to using chopsticks. Don't worry. You are a foreigner. The restaurant staff and host will take good care of you.

However, I recommend that you never do these two things. It will probably make the place look very dark and the atmosphere around the table will be bad.

1. Do not Stick chopstics vertically into Rice Bowl.

日本では、ご飯に垂直に箸を突き立てる事は重大なマナー違反です。これはお墓に具えたご飯を意味します。

多分一緒に居る信心的な日本人なら、お爺さんのお墓を思い出して不愉快な表情を見せるかも知れない。

In Japan, it is a serious violation of etiquette to stick your chopsticks vertically into rice. This means the rice that was placed on the grave.

Maybe the religious Japanese people, will remember their grandfather's grave and give me a displeased look.

2.Do not pass some foods with your stick to the others sticks directry.

隣の人が箸で掴んだものを、貴方は直接箸で取ってはイケない。これは、箸渡しと言って、お葬式でのマナーです。日本人は非常に不愉快に感じる事です。

私達は、去年亡くなったおばあちゃんのお葬式の儀式を思い出すかも知れない。

It is not okay for you to use your chopsticks to pick up something that the person next to you grabbed with their chopsticks. This is called chopstick passing and is etiquette at a funeral. Japanese people find this very unpleasant.

Maybe we remember the funeral ceremony for our grandmother who passed away last year.

手が届かない大皿の料理を食べたくなったら近くの人に遠慮なく頼むと良いでしょう。多分彼らは小皿に取り分けてくれるでしょう。

If you want to eat a large plate of food that you can't reach, feel free to ask someone nearby. Maybe they'll serve it in small plates.

N. others

その他

ディナーで日本酒を飲みすぎて酔っ払ったあなたは、お箸で食器をドラムの代わりに叩いて演奏する。

他にも、食べ物を頬張っている最中に大声で話すとか。箸を舐めるとか。

大丈夫。世界で多くのマナー違反になることは、日本でも共通です。

After drinking too much sake at dinner, you get drunk and start playing by hitting the dishes with your chopsticks instead of a drum.

Speak loudly while stuffing your mouth with food, licking your chopsticks. and so on...

Do not worry about. Many breaches of etiquette in the world are common sence in Japan as well.

おわり

First time in Japan. Japanese table manners may give you a bit of a culture shock.

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