The sento, or public bath, is one of many rituals in Japanese culture that foreigners would be smart to research before they disrobe. While the Japanese are generally very forgiving of our cultural blunders, the sento is one setting where the uninformed can make remarkably offensive mistakes.

Here is an example to begin my topic: "The 'vegetable basket project' implemented by the Municipal Government, has not only ensured a bountiful market supply but also stabilized the prices." Here vegetable basket project must be a familiar word for Chinese. But for those foreigners; they must believe this is a project that all the people will carry a basket with vegetable. Actually this project aims to solve some non-staple food supplying for those downtown people, and it does not mean the actual basket.