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  • Chaotic Entropy
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    1 year ago

    Are we supposed to pretend that Japan’s government is somehow above reproach…?

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      1 year ago

      Not really. But culturally, it is very different. Robberies are basically unknown. If someone loses a wallet, people look to return it. People on the subway are quiet and respectful. Litter is uncommon. I have been there a couple of times and sometimes wish I could live there. It is not a perfect place by any means. Just like anywhere. But it is SO different than China, S. Korea, or the US. Edit. Spelling

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        1 year ago

        People on the subway are quiet and respectful

        This is the country with “women only” subway cars because there’s so much sexual assault on the subway? You were a tourist. That’s why they were polite to you.

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        1 year ago

        People on the subway are quiet and respectful

        Lmao I literally got someone trying to put their hand up my clothes THREE different times on the subway and my neighbour got mugged at knifepoint in the year I lived there. But sure, Japan is a crime-free utopia.

        Not like Japanese cops are infamous for not prosecuting anything that isn’t a slam dunk or anything.