Five things you should never do when eating in Japan

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@tgarretteaton

I get that you probably don’t want to insult local people on a trip to a foreign place… And talking with your mouth full isn’t a good look in any situation… But how much of this can be chalked up to some very silly superstitions that we’d be better off leaving in the past? You also shouldn’t eat your salad with a dinner fork, but if someone gets upset that you don’t know any better– they’re the asshole, not you. I don’t know… probably better to just not offend anyone unnecessarily– especially if they’re religious beliefs that don’t hurt anyone… In any case, it’s fun to do as the Romans do, especially if it means you’re learning about other cultures in the process.

IKR?

I still don’t understand why they got upset at my friend’s church when I asked for ketchup to go with that horribly dry wafer thingy.