Although the young Japanese couple had a hard time convincing their children to consume some of their meal, watching the young …show more content…
Maybe teaching my patients about the availability of low salt alternatives or diluting the tempura sauce may be beneficial, especially those with heart failure. In regards to culture, although I thought I knew how to use the chopsticks, I learned that it is considered rude to point at someone with the chopsticks and leaving chopsticks in a standing position because it closely resembles burning incense while offering a prayer to those who passed away. (Pointing and leaving chopsticks in an upright position seems to be a common practice among nurses who uses chopsticks to consume their potato chips from the bag as to prevent touching the chips with their bare fingers while eating on the move, during their break, or in between patient care). Lastly, according the older couple, the "Banzai" toast seems to be more common in Hawaii than in Japan, and it is also more common in wedding receptions than in a Yakudoshi birthday celebrations. In retrospect I may have been inappropriately used the chopsticks and may have been rude to my fellow diner or to the host without knowing it. Learning these new Japanese etiquettes may save me from embarrassing myself or offending