Felt unsurehow tobehavearoundsenpai/kouhaiTalkedloudly onthe trainTried toparticipateactively inclassCannot takethe SummerheatanymoreTried toaddressteachers bytheir firstnameForgotto bowForgot howto use keigoin emails orspeechUsedEnglishgrammarpatterns inJapaneseFelt like yourJapanesehad gottenweirdRealizedhowexpensivefresh fruitsare in JapanFrienddenied yourinvite for aspontaneoushangoutSpoke toodirectly inJapaneseRealized youmade toomuch eyecontact withsomeoneUsed casualJapanese ina formalsettingFeltjudged forshowingconfidenceForgot howto separatetrashproperlyUsed Englishwordsunconsciouslyin JapaneseOverwhelmedby vagueexpressionsWished formoreinternationalfood optionsTried tomake casualconversationwith astrangerFelt weirdusing lastnames with–san againGot called“too foreign”or “帰国子女っぽい”Tried to hugsomeoneand theypulled backFelt pressureto dressmore neatlyin JapanFelt unsurehow tobehavearoundsenpai/kouhaiTalkedloudly onthe trainTried toparticipateactively inclassCannot takethe SummerheatanymoreTried toaddressteachers bytheir firstnameForgotto bowForgot howto use keigoin emails orspeechUsedEnglishgrammarpatterns inJapaneseFelt like yourJapanesehad gottenweirdRealizedhowexpensivefresh fruitsare in JapanFrienddenied yourinvite for aspontaneoushangoutSpoke toodirectly inJapaneseRealized youmade toomuch eyecontact withsomeoneUsed casualJapanese ina formalsettingFeltjudged forshowingconfidenceForgot howto separatetrashproperlyUsed Englishwordsunconsciouslyin JapaneseOverwhelmedby vagueexpressionsWished formoreinternationalfood optionsTried tomake casualconversationwith astrangerFelt weirdusing lastnames with–san againGot called“too foreign”or “帰国子女っぽい”Tried to hugsomeoneand theypulled backFelt pressureto dressmore neatlyin Japan

Japan Reverse Culture Shock Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Felt unsure how to behave around senpai/kouhai
  2. Talked loudly on the train
  3. Tried to participate actively in class
  4. Cannot take the Summer heat anymore
  5. Tried to address teachers by their first name
  6. Forgot to bow
  7. Forgot how to use keigo in emails or speech
  8. Used English grammar patterns in Japanese
  9. Felt like your Japanese had gotten weird
  10. Realized how expensive fresh fruits are in Japan
  11. Friend denied your invite for a spontaneous hangout
  12. Spoke too directly in Japanese
  13. Realized you made too much eye contact with someone
  14. Used casual Japanese in a formal setting
  15. Felt judged for showing confidence
  16. Forgot how to separate trash properly
  17. Used English words unconsciously in Japanese
  18. Overwhelmed by vague expressions
  19. Wished for more international food options
  20. Tried to make casual conversation with a stranger
  21. Felt weird using last names with –san again
  22. Got called “too foreign” or “帰国子女っぽい”
  23. Tried to hug someone and they pulled back
  24. Felt pressure to dress more neatly in Japan