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[astaroth]

はじめまして
ルカと申します。出身はイタリアですけど七年USに住んでいます。一年日本語を勉強しています、英語とイタリア語が出来ます。
どうぞよろしくお願いします。(土下座)

Hello everyone,
I've been studying Japanese for about a year now, so every comment on my humble attempts -- even the one above there -- will be very welcome.

Luca

[becki_kanou]

Hello and welcome to TJP!

土下座はしなくてもいいですよ

[AJBryant]

Welcome!

But... why "kochira koso"?

Tony

[astaroth]

Because somebody else introduced themselves before me ... so I thought kochira koso could be appropriate. But I don't know since I just started learning Japanese, I thought kochira koso was used as, for instance, a reply to someone who introduce themselves.
Though ... this is a forum so I don't really know ...

[clay]

but, 「土下座」 was a nice touch

Welcome to the pack!

[astaroth]

Thanks, actually this brings up something I quite don't know. I only know 土下座 for to bow, but I guess there are (many) other terms to express this. I gave a quick look at wwwjdic and found for instance 辞儀 or 伏す, would those have been more appropriate? Was 土下座 ... too much?

Thanks!

[becki_kanou]

Thanks, actually this brings up something I quite don't know. I only know 土下座 for to bow, but I guess there are (many) other terms to express this. I gave a quick look at wwwjdic and found for instance 辞儀 or 伏す, would those have been more appropriate? Was 土下座 ... too much?

Thanks!

土下座 is the deepest kind of bow, where you kneel and touch your head to the ground, usually only used when making a serious apology.

[astaroth]

Thanks, becki-kanouさん.
Is 辞儀 more appropriate for bowing when meeting or introducing to people?