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Maido: A Gaijin´s Guide to Japanese Gestures and Culture
Christy Colon Hasegawa
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Description for Maido: A Gaijin´s Guide to Japanese Gestures and Culture
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 76 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
Maido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favorite, Play-Doh) describes the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them. Japanese gestures are a world of their own, much the way the language and country are. In the Kansai region of Japan, people often use the term Maido as a greeting in business and sales, and as a send-off to a business's best customers as if to say, come again or thank you. In this case, Maido is welcoming you to a world in which you don't offend ... Read more
Maido (my-dough, not to be confused with that childhood favorite, Play-Doh) describes the most common Japanese gestures and defines their meanings and the cultural contexts that surround them. Japanese gestures are a world of their own, much the way the language and country are. In the Kansai region of Japan, people often use the term Maido as a greeting in business and sales, and as a send-off to a business's best customers as if to say, come again or thank you. In this case, Maido is welcoming you to a world in which you don't offend ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764352676
SKU
V9780764352676
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About Christy Colon Hasegawa
Raised in Japan on a US military base, Christy Colon Hasegawa was fascinated and at times entertained how the gestures her American father used didn't always translate to her Japanese side of the family. She is a producer for advertising agency Sid Lee and lives in the Netherlands.
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