お客きゃく様さまは神かみ様さま

expression

the customer is always right; the customer is king

A common proverb in Japanese service culture, emphasizing that customers should be treated with the utmost respect, almost like gods. Often used to remind staff of service standards.

• 「お客きゃく様さまは神かみ様さま」という言こと葉ばは、日本にほんのサービス業ぎょうでよく聞きかれる。

  The phrase 'the customer is always right' is often heard in the Japanese service industry.

• 新しん人じん研けん修しゅうで「お客きゃく様さまは神かみ様さまです」と教おしえられた。

  During new employee training, I was taught that 'the customer is king.'