I don't remember how I found out about this book, but I really enjoyed reading it. It's aimed mainly at young women who want to learn how to act more professional in a variety of settings.
The author is a teacher at a マナースクール, so she’s giving advice based on questions and habits of her past students. Some of it seems over the top (e.g. always thanking people on at least 3 separate occasions for one thing they did to help you, or avoiding spreading your fingers) and a lot is aimed at making a good first impression to your boyfriend’s parents, but there’s also a lot of fun etiquette trivia. Things like which way to hang an umbrella on your arm, or which way to face when taking off your shoes in an entryway. In particular the chapters on dining and gift-giving had a lot of information I'd never heard before.
Fun peek into proper etiquette rules in Japan
I don't remember how I found out about this book, but I really enjoyed reading it. It's aimed mainly at young women who want to learn how to act more professional in a variety of settings.
The author is a teacher at a マナースクール, so she’s giving advice based on questions and habits of her past students. Some of it seems over the top (e.g. always thanking people on at least 3 separate occasions for one thing they did to help you, or avoiding spreading your fingers) and a lot is aimed at making a good first impression to your boyfriend’s parents, but there’s also a lot of fun etiquette trivia. Things like which way to hang an umbrella on your arm, or which way to face when taking off your shoes in an entryway. In particular the chapters on dining and gift-giving had a lot of information I'd never heard before.