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Japanese manners are based on the idea that ‘you are superior to me’



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Japanese manners are based on the idea that ‘you are superior to me’. 
See
 Language Note below 
 

American manner is all about freedom and equality. 
American culture is all about freedom and equality. 
See
 Language Note below 
 

Every society has its own laws and manners. 
Every society has its own laws and traditions/customs. 
See
 Language Note below 
 

One of the biggest differences I noticed was the American manner of being polite 
to strangers. 
One of the biggest differences I noticed was the American custom of being polite 
to strangers. 
See
 Language Note below 
 
CULTURE • CUSTOM • HABIT • MANNER •
MANNERS • TRADITION 
 
culture 
(1) the customs, ideas, art, etc, which are found in a particular society or group and 
which make it different from another society or group: ‘Obeying your parents is a 


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hallmark of Asian culture.’ 
(2) the art, music, literature, etc, that is produced by a particular society: ‘Professor 
Jackson is an expert on ancient Greek culture.’ ‘The Samba is an important part of 
Brazilian culture.’ 
 
custom 
(1) something that the people in a particular society have done (in the same way) for 
a very long time, and which they consider to be normal or polite: ‘One of their 
customs is to point with the thumb, not with index finger.’ ‘According to local 
custom, his body was carried to the top of a hill and cremated.’ ‘His knowledge of 
Malay and Indonesian customs proved invaluable when we got to Bali.’ 
(2) something that a person usually does in a particular situation: ‘His custom of 
making detailed preparatory drawings makes him unique amongst 18th century 
British painters.’ ‘On Wednesday evening, as was his custom, he went for a long 
walk.’ 

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