Yesterday at one of our orientation seminars, which was for all for new people to the Island, military personelle, families, and civilian staff (camp adventure), we were informed about some cultural differences here on Okinawa. Thought i'd share a few!
1. Never put your chopsticks straight up into the rice, it's how you offer rice to the dead.
2. You should never eat the various foods separate, always wait for all the food to have arrived and eat a little from each bowl.
3. No tipping! It's a sign of disappointment and dissatisfaction with the quality of the restaurant.
4. All the roads here in Okinawa are made out of Coral.
5. Slurping one's soup is the proper way to eat it in a restaurant.
We are still on typhoon warnings for the next few days, but hoping we will be able to get off of base to explore and finally have some japanese food!
Here are a few more pictures from the past few days! Peace & love <3
Camp Foster Marine Corps Base
The best Japanese drinks!
Poster making prep for Camp!
Wrong side of the road? Getting used to a new side of the passenger seat!
Dinner @ Macaroni Grill on base
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