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Onsen · Etiquette
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すみません、このタオルは湯船の中に入れても大丈夫ですか?
すみません、このたおるはゆぶねのなかにいれてもだいじょうぶですか?
Excuse me, is it okay to put this towel in the bathtub?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kono taoru wa yubune no naka ni iretemo daijōbu desu ka? / Reply Romaji: Iie, taoru wa yubune ni irenaide kudasai. Atama no ue ni oku ka, yubune no soto ni oite kudasai ne.
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いいえ、タオルは湯船に入れないでください。頭の上に置くか、湯船の外に置いてくださいね。
いいえ、たおるはゆぶねにいれないでください。あたまのうえにおくか、ゆぶねのそとにおいてくださいね。
No, please don't put the towel in the bathwater. Please put it on your head or outside the tub.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the small towel and then to the bathwater, with a questioning look.
Do not put your personal towel in the bathwater. This is considered unhygienic in Japan.
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