Culture Shock

I love the Japanese culture. Although I am born a Chinese, I am fascinated by the culture and politeness.
The first culture difference that many Japanese find in America is their greeting customs. Although the greeting is one of the simplest human communications, both countries have different methods of greeting each other. Three differences include introduction, self-introduction, and departure. 
Japanese use nonverbal greetings instead of verbal greetings. Japanese use gestures such a bowing and nodding to acknowledge someone.
They have cultural universal such as family, religion, marriage, customs, ethics and greetings...etc...

For example, Americans prefer the inductive method that brings out general idea from concrete; therefore, they are apt to talk about their privacy first.  In other words, Japanese people are likely to talk about where they belong to. For example, the typical Japanese person first talks about his university or his major, then what kind of club they belong to. Finally they usually talk about hobbies or an event that happened recently. 
Intercultural communication takes place when different people from different countries come together and communicate nicely. We have to respect their culture and understand where they are coming from.
No matter how much differences, people with an open mind can learn from each other.