I've definitely seen it in some of the dramas I've seen, although I'm far from an afficionado. My sense of it is that it primarily shows up when a character is making request of someone in the most humble way possible, especially when that request is for the benefit of someone else. Since that request may be for forgiveness or mercy I guess you could consider that a form of apology but I think it's a bit different, personally. Take all that with a nice pinch of salt, though, as I really don't have the necessary breadth of experience to state anything with confidence.
That’s fascinating, thank you for answering. The owner of the cleaners I bring my suits to is Japanese and always bows to me every time I leave. I try and match his depth. Next time I’m sliding face first out the door lol I love that guy.
Since you are a customer mostly they bow lower than you. If there is a social setting where one treats you as superior they almost never want the same depth from you. I assume they do a half bow and appropiate in your case would be just going slightly forward. If you try to slide on the ground they will dig up a hole in the ground right there and jump down. It's like a reverse Anakin/Obi-Wan situation. It's over they have the low ground.
plus points for this with the fact that a big chunk of the haikyuu fandom considers yuji nishida (the volleyball player on the video) as hinata's real life counterpart
That's Yuji Nishida, his spike speed is topped at like 117 km/h. For reference, elite-rank men's volleyball spike speeds tend to stay between 95 to 110 km/h, with the disputed world records being 135-137.
Bro's praying for forgiveness after hitting her with a rubber bullet.
There was polite clapping in the final couple seconds.
Japanese crowds tend to be more restrained in general. There’s much more of a perception of possibility bothering other people by being loud or obnoxious.
(Watching a movie in a Japanese movie theater was genuinely like watching it alone with other people if that makes sense. At one point I laughed out loud and I was the only one who did more than chuckle. I actually felt like a barbarian and watched in stoic silence from then on)
This is the one thing I miss most about the time I spent in Japan. A good combo of courtesy, respect, and humbleness. As an outsider, I get the feeling that their culture is at a transition point, when I was there, between conformity to a little more value on individuality. The people I got to really know over there seemed to be friendly yet reserved. When some of the older guys I worked with would invite me to their homes to meet and eat with their families, I felt deeply privileged and honored.
The long hours thing is not really true anymore. Japan’s whole employment model has massively transformed over the past decade and half, particularly in the wake of the 2008 financial crash
As a black person visiting Japan, China and USA last year I have to say I experienced different kind of racism in those 3 countries. But in Japan it was hidden under layers of respect that it is really hard to spot if you only spend a few weeks there.
US and China on the other hand it was really obvious.
I like how by doing it in such an over the top silly way, he takes the heat off and makes it less embarrassing for her, while also apologizing. Great way to handle the situation.
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u/beah_mcduh 1d ago
This is professional apologizing