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#133 What do you put on a table to save your seat at a cafe?

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#1332025/08/04(月)~ What do you put on a table to save your seat at a cafe? ~皆さんの国では、カフェなどで席をとりたいとき、どうしますか?日本では、何でもいいから何かを置いておけば席をとっている印になるという、暗黙のルールがあるような気がします。私の場合は、たとえティッシュ1枚でも、何か置いてあったらその席は誰かが使っていると思って、他の席を探します。皆さんの国ではどうですか?みなさんの くにでは、かふぇなどで せきを とりたいとき、どうしますか?にほんでは、なんでも いいから なにかを おいておけば せきを とっている しるしになるという、あんもくの るーるが あるような きがします。わたしの ばあいは、たとえ てぃっしゅ いちまいでも、なにか おいてあったら その せきは だれかが つかっていると おもって、ほかの せきを さがします。みなさんの くにでは どうですか?In your country, what do you do when you want to save a seat in a cafe?In Japan, I think there is an unspoken rule that if you put something on a table, anything at all, it is a sign that you’re taking that seat.In my case, if I see something on the table, even a tissue, I assume that someone else is using that seat, and I look for another one.How about in your country?【Today’s 5 words】席(せき)/ seat席をとる(せきを とる)/ to save a seat印(しるし)/ sign暗黙のルール(あんもくの るーる)/ unspoken ruleたとえNでも/ even N, even if it’s Nhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DLM8RzKRwPi/?igsh=MTc2cmhhdDlnejczbA==★This post is also available on the broadcast channel (Japanese daily tips) of my Instagram. 【https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbOi9lyhNtGwo6A/?igsh=enhqNGRyajhobnZ5】

#1332025/08/04(月)~ What do you put on a table to save your seat at a cafe? ~皆さんの国では、カフェなどで席をとりたいとき、どうしますか?日本では、何でもいいから何かを置いておけば席をとっている印になるという、暗黙のルールがあるような気がします。私の場合は、たとえティッシュ1枚でも、何か置いてあったらその席は誰かが使っていると思って、他の席を探します。皆さんの国ではどうですか?みなさんの くにでは、かふぇなどで せきを とりたいとき、どうしますか?にほんでは、なんでも いいから なにかを おいておけば せきを とっている しるしになるという、あんもくの るーるが あるような きがします。わたしの ばあいは、たとえ てぃっしゅ いちまいでも、なにか おいてあったら その せきは だれかが つかっていると おもって、ほかの せきを さがします。みなさんの くにでは どうですか?In your country, what do you do when you want to save a seat in a cafe?In Japan, I think there is an unspoken rule that if you put something on a table, anything at all, it is a sign that you’re taking that seat.In my case, if I see something on the table, even a tissue, I assume that someone else is using that seat, and I look for another one.How about in your country?【Today’s 5 words】席(せき)/ seat席をとる(せきを とる)/ to save a seat印(しるし)/ sign暗黙のルール(あんもくの るーる)/ unspoken ruleたとえNでも/ even N, even if it’s Nhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DLM8RzKRwPi/?igsh=MTc2cmhhdDlnejczbA==★This post is also available on the broadcast channel (Japanese daily tips) of my Instagram. 【https://www.instagram.com/channel/AbbOi9lyhNtGwo6A/?igsh=enhqNGRyajhobnZ5】

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#1332025/08/04(月)~ What do you put on a table to save your seat at a cafe? ~皆さんの国では、カフェなどで席をとりたいとき、どうしますか?日本では、何でもいいから何かを置いておけば席をとっている印になるという、暗黙のルールがあるような気がします。私の場合は、たとえティッシュ1枚でも、何か置いてあったらその席は誰かが使っていると思って、他の席を探します。皆さんの国ではどうですか?みなさんの くにでは、かふぇなどで せきを...

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