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CULTURE SHOCK! Japan

CULTURE SHOCK! Japan. Socializing with the Japanese. Definition of Terms. Gaijin - foreigner O-furo - ritual community bath Expatriate - foreigner living in another country Faux pas - social blunder Wa - harmony. Omoiyari - empathy

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CULTURE SHOCK! Japan

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  1. CULTURE SHOCK! Japan Socializing with the Japanese

  2. Definition of Terms • Gaijin - foreigner • O-furo - ritual community bath • Expatriate - foreigner living in another country • Faux pas - social blunder • Wa - harmony

  3. Omoiyari - empathy • Hierarchy - classification of a group of people according to ability, or economic, social, or professional standing • Uchi - inside • Soto - outside • Kao - face

  4. Bowing • Formal and first time meetings - 45° • Second meeting - 15°

  5. Name Cards • A man without a card is like a fish without a tail. • Cards & respect • Presenting cards

  6. Basic Concepts of Personal Behavior • Wa - harmony. Cardinal value of interpersonal relationships • Omoiyari - empathy. Feelings are important. Empathy is valued more than ability to be rational and practical.

  7. Two Faces of the Ego • The inner person is the “honne” • The outer person (mask) is the “tatemae”

  8. Hierarchy • Confucius says… • Japanese are very conscious of status and age differences. • School - senior students are “senpai;” junior students are “kohai.” • Still part of social fabric

  9. Social Responsibility • “kashi” - a loan • “Kari” - a debt

  10. Who’s in, who’s not? • “Uchi’ - inside • “Soto” - outside

  11. “Kao” - Face • The Japanese are always concerned about what others think of them. • And, they don’t ever want to lose face, or the face they present to others,

  12. Table Manners • Where are your shoes? • How do you use your chopsticks? • Eating, drinking, and “conversation”?

  13. CULTURE SHOCK! Japan Rex Shelley (1993) Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co. Portland, Oregon

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