system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How does bowing work in Japanese culture. I've heard there are so many subtleties to bowing that a Westerner should never attempt it. Is this true? What are some of these subtleties?
gpt
There are subtleties of how far and how long you should bow based on your social status in comparison to someone else's but you are wrong that Westerner's should never attempt it. It is generally seen as a very good thing that Westerner's attempt to use proper etiquette and any mistakes are just assumed to be because you are a foreigner.