Random questions to which you seek an answer

[neph93]

Is bowing ubiquitous in Japan, or is it a mainstream/conservative custom? Specifically do the IH.jp crew bow given the association with the biker subculture?

[UnTucked]

I still have a bowing habit… And Okinawa is far less structured in reference to many customs than mainland Japan.

And, I don't want to answer on behalf of anyone, but I assume they bow.

Bikers, yakuza, or any other flavor of badass... Pretty much doesn't matter. If you don't bow (And use the proper honorific when speaking) to someone that ranks higher than you on the social ladder (Age, position/title, cooler than you), you KNOW you are intentionally being rude.

[Giles]

I bow all the time here….

[neph93]

Cheers guys. Was curious about how it worked after meeting the crew in September and following some of them on IG.

[gaseousclay]

@UnTucked:

I still have a bowing habit… And Okinawa is far less structured in reference to many customs than mainland Japan.

And, I don't want to answer on behalf of anyone, but I assume they bow.

Bikers, yakuza, or any other flavor of badass... Pretty much doesn't matter. If you don't bow (And use the proper honorific when speaking) to someone that ranks higher than you on the social ladder (Age, position/title, cooler than you), you KNOW you are intentionally being rude.

It is also not uncommon for Japanese folks to not look you in the eye when speaking to you. Not everyone does this mind you but I've known quite a few people, usually men, that did. To Westerners this could be perceived as rude but to them it can be a sign of rudeness. Nowadays I think it depends on the person. Ymmv

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[neph93]

^ sounds like heaven. Brits aren’t big on that either. Norwegians are however.

[don_pipone]

Maybe a stupid question and has been answered before, but what is the system behind the numbering of IH products?
I know the meaning of the letters is like IHSH for shirts or IHJ for non-denim jackets, but what is the significance of the numbers at the end e.g. IHSH-180?

[Giles]

Sequential.

First ever shirt was IHSH-01 for instance

[don_pipone]

Ah, I understand. That's what I thought first, but I wasn't sure if it isn't maybe some kind of a code for (style, fabric, pattern etc.). Now i know.

Thank you G!

[DrBabyhorse]

@don_pipone:

Ah, I understand. That's what I thought first, but I wasn't sure if it isn't maybe some kind of a code for (style, fabric, pattern etc.). Now i know.

Thank you G!

It is a code for style/pattern for the jeans.

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[DrBabyhorse]

Why would one prefer a half western over a full/normal/real western?

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[neph93]

Personally I don’t prefer them, but I do enjoy my 179 being a little different. It’s good to have an alternative to westerns and work shirts.

[DrBabyhorse]

@neph93:

Personally I don’t prefer them, but I do enjoy my 179 being a little different. It’s good to have an alternative to westerns and work shirts.

I just realized the remaining half is on the back. For whatever reason I thought it was the front (and I have the IHSH 13). lol. Thank you for the input.

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[gaseousclay]

@DrBabyhorse:

Why would one prefer a half western over a full/normal/real western?

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Variety. Sometimes I want something other than a full western

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[JDelage]

Could someone remind me what "endangered" means? I see the 1955S is marked thus and I thought it was extant…

[neph93]

It means when the existing stock is gone there won’t be any more. Things go from extant to endangered to extinct (as a general rule, there have been exceptions).

[JDelage]

So it means they won't remake this model (cut X fabric)?

[neph93]

@JDelage:

So it means they won't remake this model (cut X fabric)?

Correct. As you say this has been extant a long time but that has changed. I suspect G is rationalising cuts with the advent of the somewhat similar 888, but that is just a guess.

[Giles]

[gaseousclay]

@neph93:

^ sounds like heaven. Brits aren’t big on that either. Norwegians are however.

when I was in college I went back to Japan for my 'study abroad' program, even though I had lived there previously. anyway, my roommate was this kid from Hokkaido who never looked me in the eye when I spoke to him. He stood sideways and talked to me while looking at me from the corner of his eye. when my mom came to visit me she was introduced to my roommate….needless to say, she thought he was a shady sonofab*tch