How to Greet -vol.2- and My Name

Hi there,



Today I am going write about how to greet in Japan and my name.





1. How do you greet members of your family?

In my case, I hardly say 'Ohayo' in the morning, just because I am too early to leave house.

When I come home, I usually say 'Tadaima' to my mother. Also I say 'Okaerinasai ' when somebody comes home.

I often greet politely and kindly to my grandmothers. I show how fine I am to them.





2. How do you greet people that are important in society?

I may bow again and again and the pitch may also get high.





3. Do you greet people from the opposite sex in a different way?

It depends, of course. To whom I like, I may try to pretend to be a nice and lovely girl.

However, it does not change, I think.





4. Do you hug anyone?

I sometimes hug my grandmother, because we do not have oppotunity to meet with her so much. Also, I hug with my foreign friends, who live in foreign countries.

I try to be more friendly to them,　apart from to Japanese friends.





-about name-

My first name means rich rice fields, and they are well-known as the famous car company in Japan.

My last name means thousand lights. Because I was born on the Chrisrmas Eve, my parents wanted me to be a cheerful woman and to make somebody cheerful like thousand lights.

Actually, I like my name very much and I thank my parents about this :)

Greetings

 Usually, we, Japanese people exchange different greetings in accordance with time; morning, afternoon and night. Of course, the politeness depends on who we greet to.

 Also, it is uncommon for us to hug and kiss when they meet for the first time.
People seem to avoid even shaking hands.
It is said that old people in Japan were afraid that he or she might have weapons in his or her hands.

 Instead of shaking hands, we bow politely, which express gratitude, apologies and requests.
There are different ways of bowing depending on the situation.

 In my opinion, this is because to show the head, which is an important part of body means that 'I trust you'.
We sometimes bow even on the phone!

How Buddihism influences on My Life

I will write about how Buddihism influences on my daily life



example1: to say 'Itadakimasu' or 'Gochiso-sama' before and after eating meal
in order to show appreciate precious lives and people who cooked the meal.


example2: to bury ancestor in the family tombs
in order to visit and respect our fathers

example3: to celebrate Higan(Obon) in March, August and September and visit our graves
in order to show our exsistence as well as pray the beautiful nature.


example4: to have and own Butudan(household Buddhist altar)
in order to enshrine our ancestor.
We often put a wreath of flowers or things they used to like and read sutra.


example5: to worship and cherish every lives in the world
There is nothing to waste. We always have to respect our lives, love, nature, time,
food, debt, language and culture to live better.