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How to Eat Sushi - Japanese Comedy Style

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Ramens, a Japanese comedy troop presents their version of a Japanese culture video. Sushi takes you through all the ins and outs of sushi etiquette in Japan with a tongue in cheek, "it's funny because it's true" approach.

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Created by jay@newzjapan 27 weeks 3 days ago – Made popular 27 weeks 2 days ago
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chottom said:

Nice movie and actually useful! I learned how to ask if the sit is free - yoroshko desu ka?

Thank you for posting.

27 weeks 3 days 1 hour 44 min ago.
jay@newzjapan said:

I once showed this video in a classroom setting, and one viewer was sincerely offended by the implication that endangered animals are served as sushi, and the part about feet smelling like vinegar (because of wearing the "geta" that the sushi is served on).

27 weeks 2 days 23 hours 21 min ago.
chottom said:

The same reaction here from my colleagues when we showed them very similar movie (it was about western style Japanese restaurant). I think they just take it completely seriously!

27 weeks 2 days 18 hours 53 min ago.
jay@newzjapan said:

There's an awesome scene in Juzo Itami's movie Tampopo that's kind of the reverse of this. (Your comment above reminded me of it.) There's a woman (Itami's wife is the actress, I believe.) Teaching an etiquette class in an Italian restaurant. She tells the students to eat noiselessly and neatly until an Italian guy comes into the restaurant and starts slurping up the noodles. The student see this and start to copy him, eventually the etiquette teacher gives in and follows suit. Itami knew his own culture well.

27 weeks 2 days 11 hours 49 min ago.
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