This proverb means that where you live, there are rules and manners that you need to obey. This also applies when you visit a country or region. One of them is Japan .
Japan is a country that has its own rules in order to maintain ethics and norms that apply in its society. Well, before you visit Japan, you should know some things that you shouldn’t do when visiting Japan, including:
Awasebashi
Awasebashi is the activity of giving food to other people or couples using chopsticks. This is very taboo to do in the land of Sakura, because it is considered bad luck because it is similar to what was done when there was a cremation tradition, where the remaining bones from the cremated ashes would be passed to other family members using chopsticks.
Cherry picking
Cherry blossoms are one of Japan’s prided flowers and are considered special because …
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