Do you follow some etiquettes pertaining to women, like opening a door for ladies? It can be sometimes annoying for Japanese ladies who are not familiar with it. We asked through internet polling about what the annoying rules of etiquette are.
The first place is, “Putting down a handkerchief on a puddle in order to protect a ladies’ cloths from dirt.” It’s like a story of a shojo manga(Japanese comic books for ladies). If you really did that, all Japanese ladies would escape from you. The second place is, “Blowing on ladies’ hot food to cool it down” Your kind will think that ladies don’t want to get burned. However, if you try that to a Japanese lady’s hot food, you would also blow off her feelings toward you.
Rules of etiquette come from the United States and Europe. Not a small number of Japanese women may be happy when they experience it while traveling. However, since it's not well-established in Japan they get confused instead. But if you show appropriate etiquettes to ladies, they will probably appreciate your actions. If you will examine the ranking, you might have second thoughts before you follow the etiquettes.
1. Putting down a handkerchief on a puddle in order to protect ladies’ cloths from dirt
2. Blowing on ladies’ hot food to cool it down
3. Giving ladies a piggyback ride when she's tired of walking..
4. Lifting up ladies to go over bumps.
5. Doing ladies’ shoelace.
6. Carrying ladies’ bag which has their important stuff.
7. Putting down a handkerchief on a bench when ladies sit down.
8. Holding ladies in your arms when they get injured.
9. Ordering all sort of food in a restaurant.
10. Watching ladies until they disappear from your sight at her leave.
11. Drafting a chair when ladies sit down in a restaurant.
12. Lending your jacket when it’s cold.
13. Gibing ladies a hand when they go down stairs.
14. Putting on a jacket on a lady
15. Presenting to eat the food that ladies don't like, instead of them.
16. Sharing food with ladies when we have big portions of the food.
17. Locating an empty seat on a train and giving it to ladies.
18. Opening a car’s door for ladies.
19. Letting ladies go ahead at elevators or stairs.
The original Japanese site has the ranking until 30th but I’m tired of translating. Japanese addresses these rules of etiquettes as “Lady First”. Some of the Japanese think that these are the manners how to deal with ladies and they come from the North America and Europe.
I was surprised that Japanese people don't hold doors open for the person behind them. I've had many doors slam in my face.
返信削除I hate it when Japanese guys order for me. Especially when they don't ask me what I want first. Grrr...