The Student Musical

I learned that we have different customs for giving the performers a big hand at American and Japanese musicals or concerts. First, when I went to the musical, the spectators gave the performers a big hand after every scene. I was surprised. I think it's a great thing, but we don't do this in Japan. Second, I wondered about that to myself. Usually, we do that only after the ending of the musical, because we think that we must keep the hall's whole atmosphere serious. Also we tend to think that clapping hands along the way is little bit impolite for the performers, so if I clap my hands on the way, I feel embarrassed in Japan. Third, I don't know why we think so, but I think that it's not so good idea. We should clap like American people because it's essential for us to grandly admire those who had a great job. This time, I wrote just about clapping at the musical, but I learned other culture observations there too. Everything I learned is so precious that I'll never forget this story. Clapping for people makes them confident.