One Day Outing Foreman - Vol. 11 Ch. 83 - Brothers

[MangaDex]

 

[chinchiro_addict]

pg.4, Taisei bows and thanks Foreman and Isawa for taking care of Numakawa, to Numakawa's embarrassment. So, the Japanese are big on gestures and customary exchanges. Being able to use them properly is very impressive, especially if you are a foreigner or a younger person.
Some examples are:

• saying "ohayou gozaimasu" to your workmates and teachers in the morning, and "otsukaresama-deshita" at the end of the day before you leave
• greeting adults properly if you're a kid going to functions (ie. Makita's kids when they go flower-viewing)
• saying "osewa ni narimashita" which is "thank you for taking care of [person close to me]" to their workmates, boss, teachers, etc. (this is what Taisei says to Foreman+Isawa)
• being able to compliment people in a non-cheesy way
• correct use of -kun, -san, -sama, etc. (I leave it in these scans because it shows extra info on how everyone views each other)
• non-verbal gestures like pouring sake (ie. Yanauchi for Foreman), bowing, shaking hands, your posture, noticing where your hands are when you talk, etc.

being able to use them at the right place and right time means that you understand respect in jp society, the fact that you're able to show it, and that you recognise everyone's position relative to each other. Numakawa doesn't want Taisei to act all polite because he's acting more mature than Numakawa who is older.

 

[Oshha]

Thanks as always for the additional info, and thanks for keeping the honorifics in. It's an indispensable part of Japanese culture and reading anything grounded (especially when it's following adults) always feels wrong without them.

 

[chinchiro_addict]

Thanks as always for the additional info, and thanks for keeping the honorifics in. It's an indispensable part of Japanese culture and reading anything grounded (especially when it's following adults) always feels wrong without them.

Hey, nice to see you again. One thing I realized is that not every reader necessarily knows about the culture stuff which they can easily miss if not for these notes. It's better to have them than not 🤷‍♂️

 

[Tertiaritus]

Joining in on the thanks for your dedication to etiquette lore in tl comments! They're really valuable and your commitment to laying all of them out in simple terms for us means everything

Another gutpunch of a chapter... Numakawa is probably the most relatable character in this so far. Taisei is awesome too

 

[camagoo]

Aw this chapter was a little bittersweet, but it's interesting we get Numakawa lore. I'm an only child, but I find it a bit sad when siblings grow apart as adults. Also I just realized that you change your pfp between chapters haha

 

[keatsta]

I'm also an only child, so I can't directly relate to a lot of this, but I could still tell it really came from the heart

 

[deenzfan12]

Numakawa was correct. It is simply a younger brother's lot in life to be ruled over by his older sibling.