The training continued, and Zhou Wangnian seemed to pay close attention to my class, and had already listened to the class four times, which is not available to anyone else. And every time he can find my mistakes, when I talk about the story, he pointed out to me that "The Tale of Genji" widely uses Chinese poetry, quoting more than 90 verses of "Bai Juyi" alone, instead of just more than 90, in addition to quoting a lot of allusions from classical books such as China's Book of Rites, Warring States Policy, and Historical Records Hanshu.

Another example is to talk about "Strange Tales of a Hundred Things", which is a Japanese-style chatter about the differences, and he will correct me that the Japanese religious concept of reincarnation is developed after combining the integration of Chinese Taoism and Buddhism in the East, and it is not the same as China's Buddhist and Taoist culture. And in Japan, ghosts and ghosts are two different concepts. Oni are flesh and blood, with horns on their heads and hideous faces, and the ancient Japanese believed that all kinds of disasters that endanger human beings, such as storms and infectious diseases, are the work of evil spirits. The Chinese call a ghost, called a "ghost" in Japan, is the image of the deceased appearing in the world in the form of a lifetime. But if it's a creature other than a human, it's a girl who is transformed by a fox or a cherry tree elf, and it belongs to the category of youkai.

So I did my homework overnight and figured out the difference between what he called the living, the dead, the youkai, the ghost, and so on. It's even more serious and hard work than writing essays in school.

However, although Zhou Wangnian always found fault with me, he did not murder me, although his tone was cold, but now he is no longer as afraid of him as before. But with him, I'm still a little timid. This one is not a lie.

Just like today, it's my turn to talk about some cultural taboos in Japan, and I have been preparing this article for almost three days before I sorted out everything, but as soon as I entered the training room, I saw Zhou Wangnian sitting in the corner with a pot of tea brewing in front of him, obviously he had been here for a long time.

After a period of running-in, I have become very familiar with everyone, and these people will now be called by the seniors and the seniors. This time, I used an interactive teaching method, and I had already assigned homework to them to look up the "taboo" content of the lesson.

"Well, I'll tell you." A male clerk began to tell what he knew, "In Japan, the taboo numbers are '2' and '4' because they are pronounced the same as 'bitter' and 'death', so hospitals and restaurants generally do not have beds and rooms for 4 and 42, and prisons do not have cell 4. In addition, '13' is also a taboo number, and many hotels do not have '13' floors and '13' rooms, and Haneda Airport does not have '13' apron. But he has a characteristic of gesturing while talking, as if he can't say words without making gestures.

When he finished, I nodded, "You're right, but I'll add that if you talk to the Japanese, don't point fingers while talking, it will be considered rude." ”

He smiled sheepishly, grabbed his hair, and sat down.

"You've committed another offense, and in Japan, scratching your scalp with your hands is an expression of anger and dissatisfaction. Are you resentful of me? I spoke to him in a relaxed tone.

"No, no." He waved his hand as he spoke, and as if he realized what I had just said, he put his hand down again.

Everyone laughed and talked in whispers.

I went on to say, "Don't interrupt when someone is talking. When talking to more than three people, be careful not to snub most people. Do not inquire about personal matters such as the age, marital status, or salary of Japanese people.

Especially for the elderly, whether male or female, do not ask questions like 'how old you are'. In China, this is a compliment, but in Japan, the older you are, the more taboo you are. ”

"What do you have to say?" One of the next people asked.

"If you don't know what to say, the best way is to talk less." I replied.

I clasped my palm, held out my big fingers, and asked, "What does this mean?" ”

"High! It's really high! A person said in the tone of Commander Tang in the tunnel battle.

Everyone laughed, and I laughed, "Yes, in China, this finger means praise." But in Japan, don't say it, this finger means 'old man', but when you use such a gesture, it means 'you are immortal'. ”

"Where's this?" I withdrew my big finger and held out my little finger again.

"Sample!" One person said.

"Worst." Another said,

"Pull Hook?" For a while, there were different opinions, and everyone was guessing the meaning of the little finger from the meaning of the big finger.

"This, the lover of the expression." I explained, "So don't just compare the situation, or you'll be treated as a pervert by a little girl." ”

"Seniors, in Japan, it is also 'taboo' for a boss to fall in love with a subordinate!" A female staff member asked.

"Falling in love with a married boss is called 'taboo', if you are not married, and you are handsome and promising, then you will be called a 'witch' by everyone." Everyone was happy, and I wasn't so nervous.

"Senior, how do you seduce your unmarried, handsome, golden, and promising boss?" The female clerk asked again.

Someone was heckling inside, "Give him an affectionate look." Electrocuted him. ”

I'm going to burst out laughing, but then I have to say, "Speaking loudly and staring at others is considered disrespectful." Oh, if you go out on the street together, the woman must walk on the right, and if you want to hold hands, it can only be the woman who takes the man's hand. It is taboo to kiss and hug in front of everyone. ”

"It's not fair!" The female workers shouted.

"Because Japan is Buddhist, they don't like purple, which represents sadness in Buddhist scriptures, and green is the most taboo color, and green is ominous. Yellow should never be used when making kimonos, and in Japan, only prostitutes wear this color, and yellow represents impropriety. Seeing that everyone's interest was very high, I also continued, "Lotus flowers are taboo in Japan, and lotus flowers and camellia flowers are not allowed when visiting patients, and pale yellow and white flowers are also taboo. The chrysanthemum is a symbol of the Japanese imperial family, and it is not usually accepted by the Japanese. If you do, you will only accept fifteen-petal chrysanthemums, and sixteen-petal chrysanthemums are exclusive to the royal family. In addition, Japanese people like pine and bamboo, plum and turtles, and they are very disgusted with foxes and badger motifs because the cunning fox is a symbol of greed. ”

"Senior, isn't the turtle green?" Someone shouted from below.

Before I could speak, another person had already taken it, "It's okay to be a king, but not a cuckold." ”

Schoolwork was interrupted for a while, and everyone laughed, and I was no exception, laughing until my stomach hurt and my face was tight. casually looked at Zhou Wangnian, only to see that he also covered his mouth and smiled, but no one else could see it.

"When giving gifts in Japan, it is necessary to give gifts in pairs, but when newlyweds give red envelopes, it is taboo to give even number gifts, thinking that even numbers can easily lead to the breakdown of the relationship between husband and wife, and generally give 3, 5, 7 such amounts. The packaging is also exquisite, black and white represent death, green is ominous, red and bright colors are not solemn enough, it is best to choose the color of the packaging. Those who ask the ward to give gifts before giving them out should not take them out of the blue. If it's a group, you should have one copy per person, not just one person, which would be rude.

Japanese people have a special reception room for guests, so don't go into the office and confidential department lightly, they will think you have bad intentions. Banquets are not popular in Japan, and large hotels are generally used for business banquets to hold cocktail parties.

In Japan, if someone doesn't ask you for a cigarette, don't respect someone when you smoke, because they think that smoking is bad for your health, and you can't do this to others.

Japanese people do not bring work to their homes, and wives are also virtuous not to participate in their husbands' careers. ”

I talked a lot in one breath, and finally stopped, exhaled, and everyone was also discussing it with face, and then looked at Zhou Wangnian, and he made an OK gesture to me.

"Also, when negotiating, pay attention to this gesture." I circled my thumb and forefinger in an 'O' shape, "If you see this gesture and you just nod your head, then you are miserable, and the Japanese will think that you will give him a sum of cash, which is what we call a commission." ”

"Evil Japanese?" Someone screamed.

"Senpai, can I say one more thing?" A tall male clerk raised his hand.

"Please." I motioned for him to speak.

"Down with Japanese imperialism!" Suddenly, he stood up, raised his arms and shouted.

……

"You weren't on the list of people who went to Japan at the beginning. On the last day back to Shanghai, Fang Jing said to me in the car, "Later, Zhou Wangnian said that you are more suitable to lead the team to Japan, so he replaced another trainer, which made people unhappy and complained to the head office." ”

I was stunned for a moment, "Actually, I don't have to go to Japan, the work of leading the team is not very important, and when I go to Japan, the trainer over there will basically take over." Otherwise, I'll go to Manager Zhou, or change it back! ”

Fang Jing pointed at my head, "Fool, what are you telling me to say about you?" Everyone is pointing upwards, how can you live more and more and go back. ”

"I always go to Japan, and there's nothing new about it." I don't know what to say, but I feel that this arrangement was ordered by someone else? I don't like this feeling very much, and I'd rather not have a chance than have a chance that comes like this.

"Do you know what Zhou Wangnian said about you?" Fang Jing asked.

I shook my head, Zhou Wangnian has always hated me, can he say anything good about me?

"He said that what you teach everyone is your own learning method, and you give others what you know and understand to the greatest extent." Fang Jing said word by word.

"This, it should all be like this!" I'm a little overwhelmed, is this what Zhou Wangnian said about me? Does he agree with me?

"Okay, don't think too much, go back and pack your things, in ten days, you're going to Japan as a trainer." Fang Jing patted me on the shoulder, "I also forgot to tell you that Japan's employees recruited at the same time will do training with us this time, and you will have to hand over their Chinese cultural traditions." ”

I exhaled, the days of suffering are not over yet!

Go back and sort out the results, Jiang Xia ranks more than 60 out of 100 people, and she is considered to be in the midstream, her food knowledge is very good, Gao Xiang also said that she will make first-hand Hubei cuisine, and other grades are also in the midstream, there is no bias and no mistakes, such a person will survive in the elimination, this, I know.

For ten days, in addition to sorting out materials, I held a video conference with the people from the training department of the Japanese headquarters to study the training plan after arriving in Japan, and my life was full and busy. Only occasionally when I get home, especially in the dead of night, I always like to look downstairs from time to time, hoping that the car will stop and hope that someone will ask me for a hug.

But nothing happened.

"I don't agree with you yet!" At Pudong Airport, when it was time to get on the plane, Zhou Wangnian said.