Hey,

Been watching those How To clips, and they have been really helpfull. They did raise a question, hopefully someone can answer it for me. As I understood, when you make 'mistakes' or end up embarassing someone, they are likely to try to avoid you and such. Being a foreigner doesn't give you an excuse afterall. But what if you keep showing perseverance and determination to try and learn their customs and such. Will the Japanese be more lenient towards you then, even helpfull perhaps?

As it sounded in those clips, it came across as harsh that you will get dropped so easily upon making mistakes. Just wondering if that truly is the case.

Never heard the man say anything in his videos that I didn't agree with

Being quiet and polite and watching carefully what other people are doing.. and blending with the people around us.. and all the other stuff he says is really the best way to go!

If you mess up and some people wipe you.. not much you can do about it but keep trying to improve and do the right things.

Alright, thanks for the answer.

And yeah, heard him advice many times to just be very observant of what those around you do. Am certainly planning on taking this advice when I visit Japan. Which will hopefully be within 3 months.

Best not to worry too much about making mistakes then, or I'll drive myself nuts. Am sure to make them anyhow.

Some you just cant avoid. Without living there for years or going with someone who does it is inevitable. However, I can offer this advice, a lot of how your treated afterwords depends on where you are and who you are around and what you did. Think about it, in most english speaking countries people have a wide variety of ideas about table manners, some people ignore tiny infractions, some people dont. Depends on if you are in a home, nice restaurant or mcdonalds. Its kind of tough to generalize about making "cultural" mistakes.

that being the said the Japanese, in my experience, in general public are very understanding of mistakes made by foreigners because they are aware of the differences in culture, same as you are before you go. Dont be afraid to ask if you see someone make a face would by my advice. They are happy to share for the most part.