Japan - How To #8 - Bowing

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• bow
• bowing
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[stilldoll14]

Umm I was told that a 3 second bow is the correct way to greet someone for the first time. Is this correct?

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@stilldoll14

Another internet myth? :-D

Just a little longer than the other person is best.

[glasseay]

i´d LOVE to see a Japaneese person and a spanish person meet or be friends

spanish friends or just aquaintens cheek kisses ALL the time

men women dog`s everyone kiss kiss !

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@glasseay

Yes... I have Spanish friends..

the thought of them coming here scares me!!

:-D

[BardoBeing17]

after bowing is it then possible to give a hug or handshake or is that to awkward???

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

@BardoBeing17

A hug??

Horrifying ^_^

And only shake a hand if it is offered to you.

I think I covered touching in another video..

[Aquaspleen]

After being in Japan a few days I found myself bowing without thinking about it.

[topcat87]

@manufacturedfracture Yep you really can find yourselves in those situations, lol >.<

[ibullpitt]

I love it when you see people bowing while on the phone...8-)

[TheK20a]

@TheJapanChannelDcom wats that the post to mean!

[heckler171]

@vidEOkid12345 i am sorry i meant america. i know little about uk culture except through movies

[vidEOkid12345]

@heckler171 in the uk we take our shoes off when we enter our homes :3

[manufacturedfracture]

guy1:bow guy2:bow guy1:bow guy2:bow guy1:bow guy2:bow guy1:bow guy2:bow guy1:bow guy2:bow lol like those mercury birds i would love to see this but not really it would be awkward

[GenXUnderground]

BOW BATTLE roflmao

[MultiFavre]

lol i thought the title of this video was bowling

[Vekhematu]

The Tv Show Kung Fu.. He Is A Chinese Monk But I Get The Feeling They Have The Same Bowing Customs, But When Kwai Chang Interacts With Everyone In The Wild West He Is Staring At Them The Whole Time.. Would A Real Shaolin Monk Act That Way?