Hi,
We don't look at each other in the eye back in samurailand.
We do so sometimes, but not so often as here.
Women may do more often.
When a man looks at other man in the eye, he is challenging the man to a kind of duel.
It is very stressful for me to look at people in the eye here.
If I get accustomed to the habit here, that will be a problem back home.
And name!
Only my parents, my wife and a few friends call me by my first name back home.
It is not offensive but makes me feel very strange that a total stranger calls me by my first name here.
Bye,
DepletedSoul
What are strangers going to call you if not by your name?, and if its only family and close friends who call you by your name how did they become close friends if they didnt know and use your name in the first place??
Very confusing for me.
I studied Shorinji Kempo for 5 years and loved every minute except for the regular injuries i sustained, i had to quit in the end cos i couldnt take anymore broken bones and black eyes.
It always bemused me that there is no word for "no" in the japanese language, but i soon learnt why that is.
Can you show us some pictures?