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Maido: A Gaijin's Guide to Japanese Gestures and Culture

Maido: A Gaijin's Guide to Japanese Gestures and Culture


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About the Book

Maido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favorite, Play-Doh) describes the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them. Japanese gestures are a world of their own, much the way the language and country are. In the Kansai region of Japan, people often use the term Maido as a greeting in business and sales, and as a send-off to a business's best customers as if to say, "come again" or "thank you." In this case, Maido is welcoming you to a world in which you don't offend every Japanese person you meet. By learning a few simple gestures you can avoid making intercultural slip-ups and win the respect of locals. And who knows--maybe the next time you walk into the local izakaya (watering hole), you may be lucky enough to hear someone saying, "Maido! Maido!" to you.
About the Author: Raised in Japan on a US military base, Christy Colon Hasegawa was fascinated and at times entertained how the gestures her American father used didn't always translate to her Japanese side of the family. She is a producer for advertising agency Sid Lee and lives in the Netherlands.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780764352676
  • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Schiffer Publishing
  • Depth: 13
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 430 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0764352679
  • Publisher Date: 28 Nov 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 136
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A Gaijin's Guide to Japanese Gestures and Culture
  • Width: 152 mm


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