North American Customs

Just to be clear, a custom means a common practice; the usual way of acting in certain situations. Most of the customs we will explain will come from the differences we have notices while travelling in Japan, but if you have any suggestions, or something you want explained, please comment with your suggestion!!

Custom #1: Canadians don`t fall asleep in public.
A very early observation any foreigner visiting Japan will notice is that Japanese can fall asleep anywhere! This is because it is very common in Japan to fall asleep while commuting on the trains. In Canada, falling asleep on a long car, bus or plane trip is also acceptable, but in almost every other situation it is not really common. For example, at the dinner table, at a friend`s house or on a bench in a public place is not really forbidden however, most people would think it is a little stange and perhaps a bit rude.