Culture in eating at restaurants in Japan
If you travel in the provinces of Japan, like Ibaraki, you will notice that the local people say: "Itadikimasu!" when they start to eat. They also say this at home.My brother brought me to this local restaurant where you squat on the floor to eat! First, we removed our shoes. Then squat facing the square table. The floor below is covered with straw mat. There are huge square pillows provided to sit down.The waitress came in and said "Ohayo, Gozaimasu!" and nodded her head while she bowed down as she re-arranged our shoes nicely. Then she gave us the menu. I glanced at the menu with colorful pictures and just pointed the soup that I wanted to it. Since I can't read Japanese, I asked my brother to translate the menu for me.The waitress took orders and later on served us! Then my brothers said the word, "Itadikimasu!" The food was excellent but it was too much for me. The soup was served in...
