Comments on: Tourist etiquette at the famed fish market http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/19/tourist-etiquette-at-the-famed-fish-market/ Get to grips with the issues affecting world business Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: gatkin09 http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/19/tourist-etiquette-at-the-famed-fish-market/#comment-9479 gatkin09 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:55:01 +0000 http://business.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1127#comment-9479 As a non Japanese resident of Japan I have learned to avoid anywhere tourists gather. I feel sorry for the Japanese having to put up with visitors who often just abuse the hospitality of the Japanese. As a non Japanese resident of Japan I have learned to avoid anywhere tourists gather. I feel sorry for the Japanese having to put up with visitors who often just abuse the hospitality of the Japanese.

]]> By: Justin http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/19/tourist-etiquette-at-the-famed-fish-market/#comment-9282 Justin Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:15:28 +0000 http://business.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1127#comment-9282 Well, it's a start. Too many people come to Japan thinking this country is just a big playground which leaves life for non-Japanese people living in Japan sometimes bothersome. If I wanted an iPhone, for example, I would have had to pay for it all up front -- no monthly payment plans like Japanese people can get -- because too many people bought them and left the country without paying the total due. While some people may say that Japanese people tend to be xenophobic (and there may be evidence to support some of those claims), the Japanese also have a great number of reasons to want to restrict what non-Japanese people can do. See what I mean? http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcrwIpdUtE Well, it's a start. Too many people come to Japan thinking this country is just a big playground which leaves life for non-Japanese people living in Japan sometimes bothersome. If I wanted an iPhone, for example, I would have had to pay for it all up front - no monthly payment plans like Japanese people can get - because too many people bought them and left the country without paying the total due. While some people may say that Japanese people tend to be xenophobic (and there may be evidence to support some of those claims), the Japanese also have a great number of reasons to want to restrict what non-Japanese people can do.

See what I mean? http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=0pcrwIpdUtE

]]> By: Lauro Silva in Brazil http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/19/tourist-etiquette-at-the-famed-fish-market/#comment-9264 Lauro Silva in Brazil Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:25:53 +0000 http://business.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1127#comment-9264 Kyung LahWhat these misbehaving tourists deserve is to go behind bars, be fined and  be deported afterwards leaving their names on a persona non grata list. What tourists from London are doing on the streets and squares of Athens- Greece is more than a shameful behavior. It´s horrible. Lack of education, bad company and divorced parents are supposed to be the reasons for that. Unfortunately, bad things in the world are too far developed and the governments don´t manage no longer to get  the decensy back. Kyung LahWhat these misbehaving tourists deserve is to go behind bars, be fined and  be deported afterwards leaving their names on a persona non grata list. What tourists from London are doing on the streets and squares of Athens- Greece is more than a shameful behavior. It´s horrible. Lack of education, bad company and divorced parents are supposed to be the reasons for that. Unfortunately, bad things in the world are too far developed and the governments don´t manage no longer to get  the decensy back.

]]> By: Peko http://business.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/19/tourist-etiquette-at-the-famed-fish-market/#comment-9195 Peko Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:59:35 +0000 http://business.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1127#comment-9195 Drunken Brits licking tuna at Tsukiji? Wow! I was recently told off by a Brit for being American. We are obnoxious, I was told. Down here in Kyoto, we have a pretty large fish market, but tourists almost never go there. Well, if you are banned in Tokyo, you can still see a similar thing albeit on a smaller scale in Kyoto. It is really unfortunate that Tsukiji is banning tourists, even for just a month. Last spring I visited Tsukiji and it was incredible. I did notice that not many vendors were friendly, even though I spoke to them in Japanese. I suppose that they will turn the new Tsukiji market into a stadium format. Tourists can buy tickets and watch from the grandstand while the tuna guys go about their business. Too bad. <a href="http://www.kyotofoodie.com" rel="nofollow">KyotoFoodie - Peko</a> Drunken Brits licking tuna at Tsukiji? Wow! I was recently told off by a Brit for being American. We are obnoxious, I was told.

Down here in Kyoto, we have a pretty large fish market, but tourists almost never go there. Well, if you are banned in Tokyo, you can still see a similar thing albeit on a smaller scale in Kyoto.

It is really unfortunate that Tsukiji is banning tourists, even for just a month. Last spring I visited Tsukiji and it was incredible. I did notice that not many vendors were friendly, even though I spoke to them in Japanese.

I suppose that they will turn the new Tsukiji market into a stadium format. Tourists can buy tickets and watch from the grandstand while the tuna guys go about their business.

Too bad.

KyotoFoodie – Peko

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