How do you greet...?

1. How do you greet members of your family?

We don't greet members of my family who live toghether.

It is unusual thing that greeting members of my family who are meet everyday.

But when we meet grandparents, we need to have a manner .

When I greet my grandparents, I bow to them politely.

2. How do you greet people that are important in society?

We greet people that are important in society as a polite bow.

We never greet and say to them as friends.

3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?

No, we didn't.

There is a same way to greet people in my country.

4. Do you hug anyone? If yes, who and when. If no, why not?

I hug someone for very special time only.

For example, When I'm moved by my family or boyfriend for special thing, I hug them.

It is impossible to hug someone as a greeting in my country.

# Write in your blog what each name and Chinese character means.
My name is not chinese character.
It just means 'beautiful and smart'.

How do you greet people in your life?

How do you greet people in your life?
Is it different for different people? How so and why?
Do you touch people when you talk to them? Why? Or Why not?


When we meet persons who are older than me, we greet them with a humble bow.

And when we meet friends or younger persons, we greet them with shaking our hands.

It is very different style to another countries, such as America, or Europe.

For example, If you go to America, you can see people easily who are touching or kissing each other for greeting. It is very natural thing in that countries.

It is different that styles of greeting in every countries. Maybe you know that it is just difference of each cultures.

In japan's culture, It can't be accepted as greeting to touch or kiss each other. If you do that, the other would be think that you are a rude person.

I think these styles of greeting are from the buddhist which attached importance to courtesy to other.

Japanese life is concerned with Buddhism!

1. Funeral culture

Japanese funeral services have been derived from Buddhism.
When someone dies, Japanese set up the special altar called ‘butsudan’ and pray for a dead person. And buddihst priests officiate at the funeral services.

It derives from the idea of Buddhism that dead persons will reborn to other living things after age. They do this form of ceremony even though they are not Buddhist.

2. The tea ceremony

Japanese enjoy drinking teas all the times. Especially, they have the special tea ceremony which is called ‘chadou‘. It is not usual style of drinking teas but special style when they receive visitors or have a special meeting, for example.

Actually, this ceremony has been derived from Buddhism and it has Buddhist sprit. It is most important thing to observe the proprieties with the Buddhist spirit in this ceremony.

3. Jinja

If you come to Japan, you can see the many shrines wherever you go. Japanese often go to the shrine to pray. There are lots of shrines (they call this ‘Jinja’) worshiping the others not Buddha. But Japanese often go to the others and pray to it even if they believe Buddhism. Because in Japan, Jinja is a part of their life and it cannot be judged only by religion about their belief.

4. Divination

Almost all of the Japanese believe the fate. They think that their whole life has been determined from they had been born. And they think that people have lived another living things in former life, and they will reborn another living thing in future life which was concerned with their present life. So they enjoy going to divination store and having their fortune told.

It is concerned with Buddhism, too. Buddhism tells us to respect all living things and do your best in present life because of the future life.

5. Traditional art

Most Japanese famous traditional arts have been come from Buddhist arts. If you go to Nara, where famed tourist place, you can see a lot of objects of Buddhist arts and feel that Japan is the country where are deeply concerned with Buddhism. And these works of art having characteristics as simple, and pure style.