How Japanese Culture Differences From The United States

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Japan has many interesting adventures you can do. There are so many places, activities, smells, sites, and tastes you can explore! The way Japanese people live is their tradition to take their shoes off before entering their own home. Also not every Japanese person sits on a pillow and eats at a low table. Making assumptions are made by what you heard or think. Most of the time finding out the truth changes your perspective on things. Learning Japanese traditions are a very good way to learn, so you do not offend them. Their school system is also very different from the United States. They go to school year-round with one month of break and go to school 6 days out of the week (Opposing Viewpoints). In Japanese schools they also take off their …show more content…

Japanese people, in fact, do not eat small portions. They eat full 7-course meals most of the time. When they eat dessert with a spoon or a fork they use mini utensils. This is because they want to savor every bite. Their calories are also a lot less than the United States, because they use different ingredients and use smaller amounts. In restaurants they give you plenty to eat, so when you leave, you leave with a full stomach. Japanese culture is healthier and cleaner than most countries. They do not leave trash on the ground or any public areas. In Japan they do not have any garbage cans around like you would find in America. Consequently, they do not chew gum. You will not see anyone chewing gum. This is because it is considered rude and not proper …show more content…

It is typical for Japanese dialects to have different inflectional morphologies, pitch accents, particle usages, and vocabularies. Some dialects also differ in consonant and vowel inventories. The two main groups of Japanese accents are Tokyo-type and Kyushu-type. Kyushu-type is a third group of dialects that is much smaller. Several subdivisions exist within each type. Speakers throughout most of Japan may not be able to understand speakers who use dialects that are spoken on the country’s periphery or (outer limits) (Japanese Language). Several dialects that are spoken in Kagoshima and are well-known to be unintelligible to speakers even in the local area. The main reason for the difficulty is because of the peculiar pronunciations that the dialects use. It also uses closed syllables or words that end with consonants. Japanese language is complex but also simple. Sound it out and then try it all together, this could be very useful because some words sound the same but mean different things. Learning a new language is difficult, but a challenge because it takes practice. For many people it is very hard to learn a different language. Learning another language may not be hard for other people, but to another it can be a challenge. For example, if someone from another country ask “what is our seasons like in the United States” we would respond something like “its cold in the winter and hot in the