1. Japanese people will send wreaths when they get married and open new stores
Regardless of the joy and funeral, the wreath is sent, the difference is that the style and color are different. The wreaths for the celebration are bright in color, mainly warm colors, and the funeral is made of black and white. The most shocking thing is that a company can hold weddings and funerals.
2. Tap water in Japan can be drunk directly
There are only 15 countries in the world tap water, is directly drinkable, Japan is one of them, Japan's tap water in each home, will use "salt" to disinfect, "salt" is what we call "chlorine", the specific disinfection procedure and China is basically the same, many articles are in the introduction of Japan's tap water than mineral water is safer than mineral water, think that the chlorine in the water is harmless to the body, but also to prevent the production of bacteria. There are direct drinking machines in parks, temples, and squares. In recent years, many families have also installed filtration systems, and they are also afraid of secondary pipeline pollution. Speaking of direct drinking machines, there will also be some direct drinking equipment on the side of the road in Jinan, and tourists can drink directly over, the water quality is very clear, and the taste is sweet.
3. Japanese phones cannot be muted when taking pictures
The reason is understood, and the law stipulates that it is necessary to prevent secret filming. In addition to mobile phones, there are endless kinds of secretly photographed devices, which have caused a great shadow on the majority of women. Clothes are not the culprit, and wearing short skirts is not a reason to be photographed. In August last year, a number of female athletes in Japan complained about photos taken by ill-intentioned photographers, mostly private close-ups. Some competitions do not allow athletes to wear long clothing, but also to facilitate movement and reduce drag. To protect female athletes, photography is prohibited in the auditorium behind the starting point of the 100-meter sprint.
4. The women's restroom is equipped with a "Otohime" function
"Otohime" is an electronic device invented by the Japanese to emit the sound of running water and is used to mask the sound of going to the toilet. According to the data, when Japanese women go to the toilet, the average flush is about 5 times, which is a waste of water. In 1988, the Japanese Toho Company invented the "Otohime", which can save 64 million yen a year in water bills. People have three emergencies, especially women, and it is indeed embarrassing to make a loud noise, but fortunately, there is "Otohime" who saved Japanese women.
5. Japanese dumplings are a dish
Dumplings can be seen in various Japanese movies and variety shows, and dumplings are placed on the menu together with various dishes, and egg fried rice is also a dish. During the Edo period, dumplings were introduced from China to Japan, and since then dumplings have become a dish.
6. Bring toothbrush and toothpaste to work
For the average person, brushing teeth is a job before waking up and going to bed, but this is not the case for the Japanese, who brush their teeth anytime, anywhere. For example, in the university cafeteria, a group of people are eating, and there is a beautiful woman next to her who takes out a toothbrush and toothpaste and brushes her teeth quietly, and the people around her do not think so. Or at various seminars, brushing your teeth and chatting, everyone is not surprised. Many office buildings will set up a special washroom for everyone to use at any time, I would like to say that brushing your teeth so many times a day, tooth damage will be very serious.
7. Cars are rarely borrowed, even father and son
We have all experienced the time when the car is borrowed, many times we are reluctant to lend the car, and we often see netizens complaining about the car loan. In Japan, there is basically no such annoyance, because everyone tacitly agrees, "Even if the wife can borrow, the car is absolutely not OK." Although it is a joke, it can also be seen that Japanese people do not borrow cars, if you want to drive but do not have a car, even if the in-laws have 5 empty cars, do not need to ask more, obediently go to the car rental shop to borrow a car. The reason why the car is not borrowed is that insurance is the name of the owner, once there is a traffic accident, the claim is very troublesome to handle, and the owner also bears joint and several liability, according to the Japanese character of not wanting to trouble others, basically do not borrow the car.
8. Take off your shoes in public
The Japanese took off their shoes without a word, and no one took them off. Originally, Japanese people did not have the habit of taking off their shoes, until the end of the Nara period, the Japanese living environment changed. From the Jomon period to the Nara period, the Japanese lived in vertical caves under the ground. In the Heian period, the Japanese walked out of the cave and entered the high-bed warehouse, the height difference between the door and the ground, the entrance appeared, and slowly began to change shoes in and out.
The popularity of tatami makes many Japanese people think that they must change their shoes, who will wear dirty shoes to go to bed, some exquisite families, even in the toilet to change shoes, in order to isolate the bacteria in the toilet, so as not to pollute the toilet to other rooms.
If the feet stink, take off the shoes at that moment, the people around directly suffered, a Japanese netizen said that when riding the Shinkansen, the young beauty in the back seat took off the shoes, very smelly, the whole process lasted for 2 hours, to the terminal station to get off the bus to end the nightmare.
What other Japanese trivia do you know?