Hilarious things foreigners can do that go against Japanese customs and culture

[nicolas747]

I am trying to write a funny song about the things foreigners do that going against J-culture and etiquette.
I am hoping that I can get replies of outrageously hilarious incidents you might be responsible for, or have heard about.
I also would like to write about things that you should never do, somehting that would be quite offensive towards a Japanese person.
Anything goes.

Thanks Nick

[羽之助]

http://www.outpostnine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3316

[koku]

http://www.outpostnine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3316


Game, set, and match.

[six-eight-ten]

In my shoebox apartment, the only place to sit is the bed or the floor. I often watch TV while sitting on the bed, eating dinner, and put the salt on the little table next to the bed. Somtimes I forget to take that back into the "kitchen". Every Japanese person who has seen the salt sitting there on the table next to the bed has found that utterly hilarious, even after explaining why it's there. 20 minutes later, they are still laughing about it. I still don't get it.

[nicolas747]

In my shoebox apartment, the only place to sit is the bed or the floor. I often watch TV while sitting on the bed, eating dinner, and put the salt on the little table next to the bed. Somtimes I forget to take that back into the "kitchen". Every Japanese person who has seen the salt sitting there on the table next to the bed has found that utterly hilarious, even after explaining why it's there. 20 minutes later, they are still laughing about it. I still don't get it.

Im ultra curious to find out why. PLease let me know if you figure it out.

[Pierrot le Fou]

Three language gaffes:

- When repeating the name of your girlfriend's friend's daughter's favourite 'Deka Ranger,' be sure not to exchange the ウ (u) in デカウメコ (deka umeko) to an オ (o)
- When telling a young female teacher to look something up, check your verb usage. シラベル (shiraberu) is not the same as シバレル (shibareru)
- When referring to 10,000 objects, using the counter コ (ko), be sure to prefix 万 (man) with 一 (ichi). Even remembering the prefix, it may be better to use the counter ツ (tsu) instead.

As far as the salt is concerned, the only thing I can think of is that salt is used in the Shinto religion to purify things. Perhaps they think you are trying to purify your bed?

[羽之助]

- When telling a young female teacher to look something up, check your verb usage. シラベル (shiraberu) is not the same as シバレル (shibareru)


Could be worse, you could have said しゃぶる(shaburu).

What's with the katakana today?

[six-eight-ten]

It's been a couple of years since the first "salt" incident. As I said before, I still don't get it.