Emma P.

I'm currently studying at a fashion college in Tokyo.

How do you throw away old nail polish?

Emma P.

GB

JP

I asked a friend. You have to separate the container (non burnable), the cap (plastics) and the inside (burnable). My friend recommends pouring liquid on cloth or newspaper and throwing it out in a pl...

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How cold does it get in Japan?

Emma P.

GB

JP

Where in Japan? In Hokkaido, yes. Tokyo, somewhat. And Okinawa, not really. Location matters.

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What should I eat?

Emma P.

GB

JP

This is a little vague. Do you mean to cook yourself or buy? I feel like a lot of people eat cold noodles because it's not too much work and it's easy to eat. They sell mini sizes of hiyashich...

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Can I make a credit card in Japan?

Emma P.

GB

JP

I don't really know the details but I was rejected too. :/ It's best to hold onto a credit card from your own country just in case.

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Do you recommend Mercari?

Emma P.

GB

JP

I use it a lot for used books, magazines, etc! I get things in really good condition. But I haven't bought electronics before. The best thing is to buy from someone with high ratings and to read t...

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Where do you learn Keigo?

Emma P.

GB

JP

I learned the basics at language school and then a lot more during on the job training

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Is it weird to hug your Japanese friends?

Emma P.

GB

JP

I don't think you offended her, but it's not really a custom to hug in Japan. But if you explain that it's your custom, good friends might be open to it. 

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Can you watch a movie in English or is everything dubbed?

Emma P.

GB

JP

There are subtitled and dubbed options at most major theaters. Look for 字幕 (jimaku - subtitles) next to the film title if you want to watch the movie in the original language

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Is there a rule about being silent on the lift?

Emma P.

GB

JP

ဂျပန်ကို ကျောင်းနဲ့သွားပြီးကျောင်းသေချာမတက်ဘူးဆိုရင်ဗီဇာသက်တမ်းတိုးတဲ့အခါမရဘဲကိုယ့်တိုင်းပြည်ကိုပြန်ရတာမျိုးရှိတတ်ပါတယ်။ကျောင်းနဲ့လာတဲ့အတွက်သတ်မှတ်ထားတဲ့ကျောင်းချိန်မပြည့်ရင်ဗီဇာသက်တမ်းတိုးတဲ့အခါအခက်အ...

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I'm planning on applying to be a teacher. Will I have to take my piercings out? How do Japanese people view piercings?

Emma P.

GB

JP

Some workplaces are strict. You might be asked to take your helix piercing out for work.

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