🇯🇵🇺🇸Why Japan Washes Hands Before Meals and Why the U.S. Often Doesn’t
If you grew up in Japan, washing your hands before eating feels automatic. At school, before lunch, teachers may remind students to wash up. At restaurants, you often receive an oshibori (a wet hand towel) the moment you sit down. In the United States, many Japanese people notice something surprising: handwashing before meals is not consistently taught or…