Test your Japaneseness !

[PaulTB]

1) Sushi Y
2) Natto N
3) Hijiki N
4) Oden Y
5) Tofu Y
6) Umeboshi ~
7) Takuan N
8) Fried fish Y
9) Whale N
10) Miso soup Y

+5 -4 ~1

Etiquette

Do you :

1) remove your shoes before entering your own house Y
2) slurp your ramen N
3) excuse yourself all the time even when you are not wrong N
4) bow (even slightly) when greeting or seeing someone off (in formal situations) N
5) bow when you talk on the phone N
6) buy omiyage for your colleagues, friends or family when you go somewhere (even for a few days) Y
7) nod or make little sounds agreement showing that you are listenning to someone Y
8) avoid teling people directly what you think Y
9) avoid putting soap or foam in your bath N
10) refrain from eating in the street or while standing/walking. N

+4 -6

Cultural adaptation

Can you :

1) Sleep on a futon Y
2) bear Japanese TV programmes Y
3) ride a bicycle with an umbrella in one hand Y
4) sit in "seiza" Y

+4

Do you :

5) like J-pop Y
6) like kabuki ~
7) read manga Y
8) like sumo N
9) like everything that is cute Y
10) like "onsen" (hot spring) Y

+4 -1 ~1

+7 from a possible range of -34 to +34, making me more Japanese than not ... but not by much.

[Satori]

Based on the fact that I'm a vegetarian and am not even sure what some of those foods are, here are my scores for the following:

Food

2

Etiquette

4

Cultural Adaptation

7


Total: 13