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ali17 wrote:What are the general rules for dating in Japan? Are they changing as more global influences creep in?
patchmonkey wrote:No displays of public affection?
Where have you been hanging out, Bueller?
I see people nearly everywhere hooking up, whether it's japanese, foreigners, or mixed. Maybe it's a little more cosmopolitan here in Tokyo, but I haven't even seen a disapproving glance (except from other foreigners when people really go at it).
Bueller_007 wrote:"Public displays of public affection" means, for example, making out. Not "hooking up" or "nampa". Do you really see as many PDAs in Japan as you do at home? In my experience, it rarely goes beyond holding hands in public.
metablue wrote:Bueller_007 wrote:"Public displays of public affection" means, for example, making out. Not "hooking up" or "nampa". Do you really see as many PDAs in Japan as you do at home? In my experience, it rarely goes beyond holding hands in public.
Hooking up? Um. Hrm. /blush. That sounds more extreme to me than making out.
I don't think I've seen a PDA in the US for years, except on those days in San Francisco when people run around in g-strings and leather.
Bueller_007 wrote:ali17 wrote:What are the general rules for dating in Japan? Are they changing as more global influences creep in?
The biggest one is:
No displays of public affection (especially as a foreigner).
CrazySwayzee wrote:Bueller_007 wrote:ali17 wrote:What are the general rules for dating in Japan? Are they changing as more global influences creep in?
The biggest one is:
No displays of public affection (especially as a foreigner).
I think that's a good thing, don't you?
many a times i've seen people overly display affection in the public, and it's kinda gross.
but I imagine a small peck (kiss) on the cheeks is alright? or no?
Bueller_007 wrote:CrazySwayzee wrote:Bueller_007 wrote:ali17 wrote:What are the general rules for dating in Japan? Are they changing as more global influences creep in?
The biggest one is:
No displays of public affection (especially as a foreigner).
I think that's a good thing, don't you?
many a times i've seen people overly display affection in the public, and it's kinda gross.
but I imagine a small peck (kiss) on the cheeks is alright? or no?
IMO, it's not.
If you move in for the kiss on the cheek in public, most Japanese girls will give you the "恥ずかしい!", even if they're very passionate in private.
You have to walk on eggshells, especially as a foreigner.
Bueller_007 wrote:CrazySwayzee wrote:Bueller_007 wrote:ali17 wrote:What are the general rules for dating in Japan? Are they changing as more global influences creep in?
The biggest one is:
No displays of public affection (especially as a foreigner).
I think that's a good thing, don't you?
many a times i've seen people overly display affection in the public, and it's kinda gross.
but I imagine a small peck (kiss) on the cheeks is alright? or no?
IMO, it's not.
If you move in for the kiss on the cheek in public, most Japanese girls will give you the "恥ずかしい!", even if they're very passionate in private.
You have to walk on eggshells, especially as a foreigner.
CrazySwayzee wrote:Bueller_007 wrote:CrazySwayzee wrote:Bueller_007 wrote:ali17 wrote:What are the general rules for dating in Japan? Are they changing as more global influences creep in?
The biggest one is:
No displays of public affection (especially as a foreigner).
I think that's a good thing, don't you?
many a times i've seen people overly display affection in the public, and it's kinda gross.
but I imagine a small peck (kiss) on the cheeks is alright? or no?
IMO, it's not.
If you move in for the kiss on the cheek in public, most Japanese girls will give you the "恥ずかしい!", even if they're very passionate in private.
You have to walk on eggshells, especially as a foreigner.
wow, that's very interesting.
seems like it's one of the ways Japan is really different compared to the west.
in Italy, even the men kiss each other on the cheek, and in Japan, kissing is virtually non-existant
what a world we live in
Ulver_684 wrote:In Mexico only girls kiss each other in the cheek has a greeting but men will NEVER do that to each other because that so Gay for us Mexicans!
Outkast wrote:Ulver_684 wrote:In Mexico only girls kiss each other in the cheek has a greeting but men will NEVER do that to each other because that so Gay for us Mexicans!
Women kiss each other, then will kiss you (a male) or expect you to kiss them.