Would it be odd for a transfer student to take a bento lunch to school?

I someone from America were to transfer to Japan, would it be odd for them to take a bento box to school?Would it be odd for a transfer student to take a bento lunch to school?
What level of school will you be entering?



In elementary and middle/junior high school, the vast majority of students AND teachers eat school lunch, which is the same for every school within a particular area (lunch is made in a central location and delivered to each school). While there are students and teachers who bring their own lunches for whatever reason, it's rare. Also, as a foreigner, eating school lunch like everyone else (or at least giving it a try) would score you huge brownie points with your classmates. At may school everyone made a big fuss over my first Japanese school lunch, and I'm one of the teachers, not a student.



According to my friend who works in a senior high school, students and teachers usually bring lunch from home because senior high schools aren't included in the school lunch system. Apparently this is because elementary and junior high school are mandatory while high school is optional. So in a high school, if you brought lunch from home, it would be quite normal.



In the end it's up to you to decide what to do.Would it be odd for a transfer student to take a bento lunch to school?
It's not odd at all.



It's your lunch, do what you want with it.Would it be odd for a transfer student to take a bento lunch to school?
Nope. According to my daughter, most of her friends bring their own lunch. At least in her school, they don't even have a cafeteria that prepares food. You have the option of ordering a lunch if you don't bring your own.Would it be odd for a transfer student to take a bento lunch to school?
Not at all, if the school you go to doesn't serve lunch. But someone has to prepare the bento in the morning!