[QUOTE=Stitchawl
Right now I'm reading "Dave Barry Does Japan." In a word... hilarious! Living here for so long I take all these things for granted. But reading about them as seen through the eyes of someone just visiting for the first time...well, suffice it to say that this is one really bizarre place! I mean, what's so odd about bowing to someone over the phone?
Stitchawl[/QUOTE]
No funnier than having to put your specs on so you can hear people on the phone
I've visited Japan a couple of times and it took me a couple of weeks after I got home each time to stop bowing to people!