Off to Japan

[Dr Sadako]

On Friday I am off to Japan with work. 12 days of work and some sightseeing. First half of the trip will be in Sapporo and the second half in Tokyo.

Here is one restaurant we are going to:
http://www.ninja.tv/top.html

Sayonara in a few days :byebye:

[Anonymous]

Have a good time Mats and remember to say domo arigato (thats the only Japanese I know)

Edit: ...other than "Aiee! Banzai!" but that probably wouldn't go down too well

[smite]

Have a good one Mats :biggrin:

[BigFatCat]

Other important words are Pikachu, Blastoise, Charmander and Snorlax. Oh, and "Gally Rineker is useress plick"

[JonnyAppleSeed]

Hope you enjoy it as much as i did ... Ipon beru ..daijouki kudasia = one beer a large one please :tongue:

[Blunt]

"Gally Rineker is useress plick"

:roflmao:

[OldBloke]

Lucky Git. :biggrin:

'Ave a good 'un.

[Toxteth]

Take me with you :happy:

Always wanted to go to Japan you lucky git.

Cya in 2 weeks! Remember, don't show the soles of your feet, bow to everyone and for gods sake don't put anyone's business card in your back pocket!

[Blunt]

Take me with you :happy:

Always wanted to go to Japan you lucky git.

Cya in 2 weeks! Remember, don't show the soles of your feet, bow to everyone and for gods sake don't put anyone's business card in your back pocket!

:withstupid:
enjoy!

[Blunt]

      Some of the most important chopstick rules are:  

• Hold your chopsticks towards their end, and not in the middle or the front third.
• When you are not using your chopsticks and when you are finished eating, lay them down in front of you with the tip to left.
• Do not stick chopsticks into your food, especially not into rice. Only at funerals are chopsticks stuck into the rice that is put onto the altar.
  
• Do not pass food with your chopsticks directly to somebody else's chopsticks. Only at funerals are the bones of the cremated body given in that way from person to person.
  
• Do not spear food with your chopsticks.
• Do not point with your chopsticks to something or somebody.
• Do not move your chopsticks around in the air too much, nor play with them.
• Do not move around plates or bowls with chopsticks.
• To separate a piece of food into two pieces, exert controlled pressure on the chopsticks while moving them apart from each other. This needs much exercise.
• If you have already used your chopsticks, use the opposite end of your chopsticks in order to move food from a shared plate to your own plate.[/SIZE][/FONT]

Knife and fork are used for Western food only. Spoons are sometimes used to eat Japanese dishes that are difficult to eat with chopsticks, for example some donburi dishes or Japanese style curry rice. A Chinese style ceramic spoon is sometimes used to eat soups.  
Click here for more information about Japanese table manners.     

[delanvital]

From link above:

Talking about toilet related and similarly disappetizing topics during or before a meal is not appreciated by most people.

and...

Blowing your nose in public, and especially at the table, is considered bad manner.

Damn they sure are a sensitive people!

Oh and.. have fun you lucky git :biggrin:

[Penfold]

Have fun fella

PEN

[Bastet]

:biggrin: have fun

[da_Ricci]

Have fun man :byebye:

[Jewelz^]

And if your totally hopeless at chopsticks
buy some plastic knife and forks :biggrin:
 
p.s Have fun