| Show ETIQUETTE IN JAPAN requirements dt society to an visitor the chief of police ati fujieda hearing of my arrival writes a wheelman in outing called at the hotel with his daughter who had learned some english at kyoto of course there were no chairs every japanese sits on his knees I 1 could not stand the pressure long and usually put my feet straight out the young lady informed me it was impolite so in deference to the confounded customs of the country I 1 painfully got upon my knees again the bowing and salaam ing were very tiresome to me and I 1 pined for the social atmosphere of america the chief remained an hour devinc i interest in my eating with knife seand spoon and mixing sugar with tha rice in the morning he called again with two more japanese ladies the entire group dropped on their knees in turn putting both hands on the floor and bowing until their foreheads touched their hands in front of them I 1 thought to myself 0 lord heres more of and as soon as decency would allow I 1 bowed myself out and was off for shimada and kanaya |
