Basic Japanese for an Interview Last night I got a phone call and was told that I have to go to a meeting because a Japanese doctor wants to interview me for the weight loss program I am in and how do I think I will be a good mentor for younger children (middle school & senior high). I don't want to be rude for the interview so I want to learn the basics and being proper/formal to the doctor. Will it be wrong of me to not want to shake hands with (whom ever it is)? I ask this because I am not a person who likes to be touched by strangers. Skinship is a personal thing to me.