"Musashi" > wrote in message
om...
>
> "Tippi" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > As soon as I saw the 3.2 inches I know it's a joke. But is any of it
> > real? specifically the "may I sit here" , "Maa maa maa/O to to to", the
> > woman pouring for the man. (which at least seemed possible, unlike the
> > face cloth usage!)
> >
>
> It is a spoof of commonly seen behavior in a sushiya.
> Anyone can say "shitsurei shimasu" (pardon me) when sitting down next to
> someone
> at a counter, but that's if one swants to be polite, there is certainly no
> set protocol.
> The maa-maa/ottotto scene is a spoof of stereotypical oyaji behavior.
> Each person vying to pay the bill is a common scene among the businessmen
> who are
> all dining with higher-ups or clients, hence the reimbursement from the
> company by
> presenting the receipt to be filed as "business entertainment".
> There is nohing in this video that is actually any kind of protocol or
> proper custom
> in a sushiya. It spoofs common sights and stereotypes.
> Musashi
>

PS
BTW it's actually very funny to most Japanese people.
"Zoukin"- a rag used solely for wiping floors, cleaning the house.