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I feel like putting in some effort to learn greetings and how to address people would help significantly when visiting Japan.
Based on anime I know that if you don’t want to sound like a cringey weeb, the two best ways to greet people are “kisama” and/or “teme”
Ah yes. In addition, it's only polite to refer to yourself as "ore," and a true gentleman will also refer to everyone with the -chan suffix.
Actually “ore-sama”
Refer to yourself as "waga" and make sure you use the proper honorifics by ending every sentence with "kono yarou"
Don't forget "an'ta" - be sure to omit the a in the middle. It's how all the cool and non cringe kids talk.
Just act like an ass and tell people you're American. Works best if you're not American.
-in Tokyo
“Speak English! We kicked your asses for a reason!”
Works best if you’re obviously not American
Maybe be Japanese before trying it.
You could also be German or Italian