Comments on: Business Manners: Meishi Koukan http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/ Japan News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cailin Coilleach http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385940 Cailin Coilleach Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:48:09 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385940 Also, why the heck is that guy in green perpetually standing askew? His handwaving's annoying, but this is just making me dizzy :D Also, why the heck is that guy in green perpetually standing askew? His handwaving’s annoying, but this is just making me dizzy :D

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]]> By: ponta http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385897 ponta Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:29:16 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385897 http://hotspotshield.com/ It might help http://hotspotshield.com/

It might help

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]]> By: Haf http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385810 Haf Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:22:04 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385810 Gaaaah! I can't watch the by ponta because Youtube has blocked it in my country because of copyright issues. I hate DRM and all the similar restrictions, they are so 20th century and do not reflect the global way of life that the internet gave us. I have no problem with the meishi culture though. :) Gaaaah! I can’t watch the by ponta because Youtube has blocked it in my country because of copyright issues.
I hate DRM and all the similar restrictions, they are so 20th century and do not reflect the global way of life that the internet gave us.

I have no problem with the meishi culture though. :)

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]]> By: FarmboyinJapan http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385795 FarmboyinJapan Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:50:07 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385795 While I applaud bringing up this topic, the fact of the matter is that this is one of the most needlessly confusing / intimidating aspects of the Japanese business world. When I got my job, during out training session, we spent AN ENTIRE WEEK...thats 8 HOURS A DAY for 5 DAYS going through the ins and outs of meishi culture. Basically, for any hypothetical situation you could possibly conjure up in you mind, there is a set in stone way of dealing with meishi. Its not only the physical act of handing it over, but what you say, and who you say it to is also extremely important. You could make a Ken Burns length, 25 part documentary about meishi culture, and you would not even get anywhere close to covering "the basics." And while I 100% agree with Vonskippy when he says this is "exceptionally useless"...the fact of the matter is that there are a lot of grumpy old ossan salarymen who will give you hell if you don't know even the most obscure aspects of 名刺交換. While I applaud bringing up this topic, the fact of the matter is that this is one of the most needlessly confusing / intimidating aspects of the Japanese business world.

When I got my job, during out training session, we spent AN ENTIRE WEEK…thats 8 HOURS A DAY for 5 DAYS going through the ins and outs of meishi culture.

Basically, for any hypothetical situation you could possibly conjure up in you mind, there is a set in stone way of dealing with meishi. Its not only the physical act of handing it over, but what you say, and who you say it to is also extremely important.

You could make a Ken Burns length, 25 part documentary about meishi culture, and you would not even get anywhere close to covering “the basics.”

And while I 100% agree with Vonskippy when he says this is “exceptionally useless”…the fact of the matter is that there are a lot of grumpy old ossan salarymen who will give you hell if you don’t know even the most obscure aspects of 名刺交換.

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]]> By: ponta http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385765 ponta Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:43:56 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385765 It is also rude to crush the card. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_duZ8oPuvQ&feature=fvw It is also rude to crush the card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_duZ8oPuvQ&feature=fvw

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]]> By: Akira http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385756 Akira Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:14:24 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385756 It's also rude to put the card in a wallet that will be placed in your back pocket. It's some what like sitting on something that was given to you. It’s also rude to put the card in a wallet that will be placed in your back pocket. It’s some what like sitting on something that was given to you.

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]]> By: Vonskippy http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385750 Vonskippy Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:59:03 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385750 Could two people waste any more time on something so exceptionally useless? With modern technology, the printed biz card is oh so last century. Could two people waste any more time on something so exceptionally useless?

With modern technology, the printed biz card is oh so last century.

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]]> By: OsakaGuy http://www.japanprobe.com/2009/11/15/business-manners-meishi-koukan/comment-page-1/#comment-385727 OsakaGuy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:39:24 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=14052#comment-385727 Sorry to nitpick, but it's "stock up". Sorry to nitpick, but it’s “stock up”.

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