Standing While Eating
Hacker, Randi Tsutsui, William
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
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Broadcast Transcript: Standing on the Ginza, Tokyo's primo shopping zone, one sees the expected: people in a hurry to shop until they drop, and the unexpected: people eating standing up at the counters of a McDonald's franchise. Why is this unexpected? Because it bucks some 2,000 years of Japanese tradition. For millennia, Japan's complicated rules of etiquette have codified what is done and what is not done when it comes to lunch. In fact, back in the 8th Century, pouring wine while standing was considered such a no-no that suicide was recommended. Happily, eating on one's feet is no longer such a fatal social gaffe. With the Japanese consuming 15,000 tons of Idaho potatoes a month at the Golden Arches, McDonald's has made it a lot more stand up to stand up and eat in Japan.
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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2005-10-05
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Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
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Japan, Tokyo, Mcdonald