Well, we all made it to Japan! It was a long few days of travel from Bogota all the way here. The culture here is a little different so if you’re ever lost and don’t know if you’re Japan or not, here’s a list of ways that can help you out:
– Walk into the bathroom and the toilet seat automatically opens for you
– The toilet seats are heated
– The toilets play music for you while you go to the bathroom
– Every toilet has a badet
– If the toilet doesn’t have a badet, hot seat or plays music for you as you go, it means you’re using a squatty potty
– Everyone bows to you when saying hello or thank you
– Everyone drives on the wrong side of the road
– It is actually possible to eat rice with chopsticks here (mostly because you don’t have an option)
– Not allowed to wear shoes inside the house, but are always offered slippers to wear instead
– You have to change your shoes when going into the bathroom
– If you want to stick to a traditional Japanese bathing schedule, you only bathe in the evening and when you do, you first take a shower and then immediately take a bath.
– If someone is wearing a dentist/doctor type mask, it doesn’t mean they’re scared of getting SARS, it just means they have a cold and don’t want to get anyone else sick.
I hope this can help anyone who ever thinks they may be lost and aren’t sure if they’re in Japan or not.
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