What are the differences between Japanese and Chinese customs?

Japanese and Chinese customs similarities and differences Shishin Although there are many similarities between Japanese and Chinese customs, there are also many differences. When you come to Japan, you should not do things according to Chinese customs, but you should find out what they are beforehand and then follow the customs. Otherwise, it will cause some awkwardness and misunderstanding due to the lack of custom. Japanese people love to drink, often with the same China, "no wine no seat". However, the way Japanese people make a toast is different from that of Chinese people. Chinese people clink glasses with each other, and the one who makes the toast has to drink first. The Japanese are different, the party making the toast holds a bottle of wine and keeps pouring wine for the other party, but he does not drink. In order to show their sincerity, they often kneel down in front of the person they are toasting and bow low in respect until the other person is drunk. The Japanese also love tea as much as the Chinese. However, they never put the tea leaves directly into the teacups, but rather into a small teapot with a strainer. Instead of pouring the tea all at once, as in China, they pour half a cup and usually do not refill it. This often makes it difficult to quench the thirst of Chinese people who are accustomed to drinking large bowls of tea. The pronunciation of "comb" in Japanese is the same as "bitter death", so Japanese people have taboos against giving "combs", and in the more luxurious hotel rooms, there are few combs for guests to use. The. If it is not the Japanese initiative to want, you must not casually will be the comb lent to him to use. Japanese people sleep in the direction is very careful, the most taboo head to sleep in the north, because the dead when the corpse is head to the north. Therefore, when you live in the Japanese home, the morning to make up the bed, be sure not to put the pillow in the north, "north pillow" that means death. Japanese people smoking, never are each smoking each, unlike Chinese smokers, like to honor each other smoke. Because the Japanese believe that everyone likes different brands of cigarettes and has different tastes, they do not have to force others to smoke what they like. Japanese people like Chinese calligraphy and seal cutting, so Chinese people often give their Japanese friends some ancient seal cutting seals as gifts. However, it is important to bear in mind that in their customary view, incomplete seals are unlucky. The Japanese people also emphasize on "auspicious dates", and Japanese calendars often have "Daan", "Youyin", "Senso ", "Akaguchi", "first negative", "Buddha perish" of the characters often printed next to the date on the Japanese calendar, indicating good and bad days, called the six Yao. Among them, "Dai-an" is an auspicious day in the zodiac, and Japanese people often choose this day for entrance examinations, marriages, and trips. On the other hand, "Tomoe" is a day when the crematorium is closed because the deceased is cremated on this day and his or her friends are taken with him or her to the netherworld. "Sheng (先胜) means that the one who arrives first wins, so on this day, people speed up everything they do. On the other hand, "Sensei" means that the one who arrives first wins, so on this day, people do everything at a faster pace, while "Sensei" means the opposite, and on this day, people do everything at a slower pace. The Japanese often joke about slow-moving people, saying, "Your calendar reads "Sensei" today." The day of "Akaguchi" is bad in the morning and bad in the evening, but good from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The day of "Buddha's Death" is bad in the morning and bad in the evening. The day of "Buddha's demise" is a very bad day, and in Japan you should not choose the day of "Buddha's demise" for important matters unless they are of particular importance