1. One must remove one's shoes when entering a changing room in a department store to try on clothes. AND you must point them in the proper direction, pointing away from the dressing room and not on the carpet and to the left as you face the dressing room. The clerk will be very glad to make sure your shoes are in the proper place for trying on clothes.
2. When you are paying a bill in a commercial establishment, the clerk or server will put a little tray out for your money or your credit card. If you should inadvertently hand the clerk your credit card the clerk will take it, place it in the tray, pull it to him or her and then pick it up to run it.
3. Walk on the left. Stand on left on the escalator. Drive on the left. Except when the sign says to do it on the right. On the right never applies to driving but the walking thing can drive you nuts.
4. Do not pat a Japanese on the shoulder. Do not offer an affectionate hug. Do bow, a lot.
5. Do not wear shoes the right size. This may not be a real rule but judging from how many people do not wear shoes that fit it must be unwritten somewhere.
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