Originally Posted by
jib71
Definitely not a habit of Japanese men. Once they're ensconced in the stall, hey are happy to share their soundtrack with the world.
At the urinal, I wish they'd fart more to cover the sound of the elaborate hawk and spit routine.
I think this issue of the general sonority of Japanese men deserves its own thread. Starting with the "isshhh" used when getting off a chair, to the extra-loud sneezing with much theatrics.
One time I was coming back into Japan, happily esconced in the Narita Express. The guy across the aisle pulls out an onigiri, eats half of it, and spends the next 57 minutes making that incredibly irritating smacking sound. Can't imagine how this guy gets any sleep after a 9 course kaiseki meal.