Continuing a lifetime study of how the Japanese can be so darn polite, today we look at body language.
If you study Japanese as a second language, then I suggest you also study Japanese as a second body language too. Once you have learned this second body language, you will have unlocked yet another phase of Japanese politeness.
The Japanese are often described as elegant and graceful. Is this a form of politeness? Well, there's nothing elegant or graceful about being rude.