I just came home from my department's bonankai (don't know if this is correct, lol). It is the year-end party. Another uniquely Japanese.
Japanese parties are usually a drinking session, and this is not an exemption. But what's so unique about this party is that everyone will have a chance to say thank you to everyone who he wishes to say thank you. A sort of saying it has been a good year for me and that is because I have you guys with me.
A totally new experience since you will never see often these people (my officemates) on a lighter side.Japanese are very much concentrated on work that they forgot sometimes to unwind. This party is their opportunity to do so.
After party is what's even cooler. Japanese people love after parties. And yes, after parties are just the same - drinking sessions. But this time you treat everyone as friends and not as officemates. You get along with them and they can share you interesting stories about them. This is a nice time to bond with your officemates.
I had a nice time tonight. The bonankai, the after party and the walking around and chatting in between the two are awesome experience here in Japan. Looking forward to more parties, and after parties, bonding with the HSE department.
Kanpai!
PS: I recently bumped into this fan page on fb. It's for a video blog of two American guys about Japanese culture, the title of their videos is the title I used for this post.
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