Poll: What do other countries think of Japan?
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Japan has provided some of my favorite things of all time entertainment wise but sadly enough I don't know much about the country outside of that. Their food is alright although I never saw what the big deal is about sushi or why it costs so much for so little of it. As for the weird stuff while I wouldn't do any of it in a million years they don't seem to be hurting anyone so I don't see why I should care much less bug them about it. On that note I think a lot of people would be a lot happier if they didn't worry about strange things happening a literal ocean away from them, especially if it's perfectly legal by their own laws.
Definitely a place I would to visit at least once in my lifetime though.
Definitely a place I would to visit at least once in my lifetime though.
What is their stance? I always though they'd be pretty cool about both things, especially being a 1st world country.JimB said:
All I know of Japan is they do cool shit like video games, Anime, cos-play, amazing technology. Apart from all that, I can't really say much about Japan.
Australia.
Japan is... Interesting.
Far different Culture. Completely different language. Completely different all round.
I don't like a lot of the stereotypical things from Japan - JRPGs, Manga, ect.
I do, however, envy they're technological integration into society - even if a lot of it does seem to be fad. I also admire the lifestyle some choose to lead - Eating healthy food, and doing morning exercises and walks and such often. I also love the landscape.
Other than that - don't love don't hate. No reason to love or hate them really.
Japan is... Interesting.
Far different Culture. Completely different language. Completely different all round.
I don't like a lot of the stereotypical things from Japan - JRPGs, Manga, ect.
I do, however, envy they're technological integration into society - even if a lot of it does seem to be fad. I also admire the lifestyle some choose to lead - Eating healthy food, and doing morning exercises and walks and such often. I also love the landscape.
Other than that - don't love don't hate. No reason to love or hate them really.
I assume that most Japanese countryside is idyllic like the typical postcard shot of Mt. Fuji and various castles. I assume it is littered with rice fields and cherry blossoms.
I assume the cities are all glittering metropolises with neon everywhere and salarymen bustling from place to place. I assume trendy places like Harajuku are filled with angsty teens in home made fashion, in a constant bid to outdo each other.
I assume people are generally more into tech and gadgets. I don't think anime and manga are as pervasive as most people tend to assume, but I imagine that there's a lot of anime-style artwork in advertising etc.
I am from Australia.
I assume the cities are all glittering metropolises with neon everywhere and salarymen bustling from place to place. I assume trendy places like Harajuku are filled with angsty teens in home made fashion, in a constant bid to outdo each other.
I assume people are generally more into tech and gadgets. I don't think anime and manga are as pervasive as most people tend to assume, but I imagine that there's a lot of anime-style artwork in advertising etc.
I am from Australia.
The culture - the culture I hear about, mind - is a bit weird, and they seem a bit too eager to take pictures of everything (seriously, taking pictures of an Albert Heijn (=supermarket chain) is just weird).
The people are rather nice (based on those I've met), but their driving skills are... less than admirable.
Netherlands/Holland
The people are rather nice (based on those I've met), but their driving skills are... less than admirable.
Netherlands/Holland
Lockness monster? Is that new, or did you mean "Loch Ness monster"?DrRockor said:
Other than they make good stuff (animation, products and food etc) from what I've seen from videos and read from magazines they seen to be a polite bunch of people. Granted they're not perfect as I had read a couple of bizzare stuff from over there.
The vision of japan have changed from positive to a more mild opinion in general in Switzerland. EVEN amongst anime fans in conventions here, which I found interesting. Most of the people here know about the social situations and their views of us westerners (in not a very good way). Though the country still fascinates because it's so vastly different with a history that contrasts sharply with ours.
Also, we love the food. Keep it' coming
Also, we love the food. Keep it' coming
I could be wrong but I think Loch is Scottish for lake or something to do with water. So I think it would be 2 words.DrRockor said:
For me Japan is like wildlife; I like seeing what it has to offer from the comfort of my livingroom television, but I wouldn't ever want to actually go there.
Japan still has a major identity crisis. Japan as we know it know was practically born out of an identity crisis, since all their ancient honor and codes, which were the foundation of their country for centuries, were literally nuked to cinders. Which is why present day Japan can come across as rather batshit insane sometimes.
I'm from Holland.
Japan still has a major identity crisis. Japan as we know it know was practically born out of an identity crisis, since all their ancient honor and codes, which were the foundation of their country for centuries, were literally nuked to cinders. Which is why present day Japan can come across as rather batshit insane sometimes.
I'm from Holland.
You sir have won the daily hilarious prize. The award is the gratitude of making someone laugh, also hookers, I'll need your address. Also I am rather fond of the Japanese and most Asian countries to be honest. It is honestly a dream of mine to work in Japan, Korea and China at some point in my life, just to feel the difference and hopefully embrace it as well. I'm Australian by the way.DarkRyter said:
Crowded, big on conformity, and at times quite xenophobic (they might not say it to your face, but if you know where to look...).
Still, the low crime rate is appealing (though somewhat offset by their high suicide rate), you can get beer in vending machines, the cities are kept remarkably clean, you can get beer in vending machines, their public transportation system is amazing, and hey, did I mention you can get beer in vending machines? It's also one of the few places in Asia that I've been to with reliably clean tap water (don't even get me started on the things I've seen in Thailand). The way they treat customers and patrons in shops and restaurants is nothing short of exemplary. It's really a refreshing change of pace from the customer service I've seen in parts of the U.S. and Europe where you're treated with either indifference or passive hostility and the service staff won't even give you the time of day if you look even remotely foreign (I'm looking at you, Paris). It's a shame tipping is considered an insult there, they really do deserve it for all the attentiveness they show.
^Happa in Hawaii, I go there to visit family every other year or so.
Edit: On a side note, it's nice to see that the Japanese find otakus just as annoying and whinging as we do in the states. It's also fun to know that they hold just as many stereotypes of the west to heart as we do of them. I had a cousin there who had genuinely believed in the whole "All of America is Texas" misconception (believe it or not, we all don't wear ten gallon hats and wave around six shooters while riding horses on our gas guzzling hummers to work at the cheeseburger manufacturing plant in Hollywood) and wondered if I've ever participated in a cattle drive before. Luckily I was able to set him straight by telling him that unlike on the mainland, in Hawaii we just wear grass skirts and live in grass huts and ride surfboards to work at the pineapple plantations.
Still, the low crime rate is appealing (though somewhat offset by their high suicide rate), you can get beer in vending machines, the cities are kept remarkably clean, you can get beer in vending machines, their public transportation system is amazing, and hey, did I mention you can get beer in vending machines? It's also one of the few places in Asia that I've been to with reliably clean tap water (don't even get me started on the things I've seen in Thailand). The way they treat customers and patrons in shops and restaurants is nothing short of exemplary. It's really a refreshing change of pace from the customer service I've seen in parts of the U.S. and Europe where you're treated with either indifference or passive hostility and the service staff won't even give you the time of day if you look even remotely foreign (I'm looking at you, Paris). It's a shame tipping is considered an insult there, they really do deserve it for all the attentiveness they show.
^Happa in Hawaii, I go there to visit family every other year or so.
Edit: On a side note, it's nice to see that the Japanese find otakus just as annoying and whinging as we do in the states. It's also fun to know that they hold just as many stereotypes of the west to heart as we do of them. I had a cousin there who had genuinely believed in the whole "All of America is Texas" misconception (believe it or not, we all don't wear ten gallon hats and wave around six shooters while riding horses on our gas guzzling hummers to work at the cheeseburger manufacturing plant in Hollywood) and wondered if I've ever participated in a cattle drive before. Luckily I was able to set him straight by telling him that unlike on the mainland, in Hawaii we just wear grass skirts and live in grass huts and ride surfboards to work at the pineapple plantations.
Godawful repressive, conformist, misogynistic culture on the whole, but they're still a whole country, with different shades and stories like anywhere else.
It's pretty worrying that most people just think of anime, though, which is about as divorced from mainstream Japanese culture as it is from American culture.
It's pretty worrying that most people just think of anime, though, which is about as divorced from mainstream Japanese culture as it is from American culture.
This is pretty much just because they fiddle the statistics and only bother to prosecute criminal cases when success is 99% sure.