writing draft

Food, etiquette and manners are important core values in Japanese society on an everyday basis. Japanese food has been introduced across New Zealand. However, it is highly westernized and consequently does not have the same values it has in Japan.

The lack of knowledge in etiquette and manners is an obstacle for New Zealand exchange students in Japan. Cultural stereotypes cause students to be unfamiliar of whether certain actions are actually taboos. This results feeling disconnected as the Japanese are less accepting of them.

Our proposal sets out to explain the journey and design response. Through the use of different theories, we will analyse the historic relevance of eating etiquette in Japan and how perceptions change the way we experience Japanese culture. We will also outline where the project will head, in providing knowledge in appropriate eating etiquette and manners for future exchange students. This will be beneficial in creating a smoother transition into Japanese culture from western culture.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-dining-etiquette.htm

Serving others is big in Japan, even when you're three sheets to the wind with your drinking mates down your local izakaya. If you're drinking beerthat’s being poured from bottles, then impress your fellow diners by topping them up. They'll surely reciprocate. If you try to pour your own, you'll be set upon by a flock of flapping hands, at which point you can humbly relinquish the bottle and allow someone to pour for you. Following this, it’s a good move to top up other people’s drinks if you spot any half-full glasses.

http://au.askmen.com/top_10/travel/top-10-japanese-etiquette-mistakes_8.html

Notes for next week:

Topic stuff
Dining Etiquette (Casual)=  what an exchange student will typically experience in Japan
Types of Etiquette= Chopstick etiquette, social manners (make a good impression, gotchisosama, itadakimasu), Different food etiquette (drinking, sushi (temperature, chopsticks), sauce etc.).

Proposal
-Have a go at writing the intro, aim, proposition, theory, method/process, intention.
-post link or theory used


For shared moment
-A moodboard of interactive books (what it might look like, how to make, content inside)
-Chopstick manners survey , dots for survey