22.03 went to am/pm to get some chocolate... Japanese boy/man held the door open for me.. I was surprised, smiled, bowed, felt special... and just a tad bit guilty... like someone in Sweden would have bought me a drink... is there expectations? The door seem so simple, especially in a super polite, let's do everything we can not to disrupt the harmony, type of society.. but let me tell you .. Japanese people haven't got a clue, have no cultural training in this area... why? well, my best guess is , that one generation ago.. doors did not slam shut in their faces... they had to be slided sideways... rice paper doors, slided sideways... and there was no point making a statement... except for the fact that women were to kneel down, slide it open, tip toe in, kneel down, slide it close, before entering the room... but really, any other way of entering the room would be barbaric...
2 comments:
stay tuned..honey!
It is the way of life a generation ago ..there was chivillary and respect for a woman in many cultures.
In other woman are an object.
We need that balance.
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