The common perception of Japanese culture is that it’s safe, the people are polite, quite, and helpful. That’s absolutely true. \u00a0The people on the trains are silent so they won’t bother each other. \u00a0They have a low crime rate, you can walk anywhere and never feel in danger, and schoolchildren, as young as 5, ride the train system by themselves. \u00a0Anytime I’ve asked for help finding my way, the Japanese have been very\u00a0accommodating.<\/p>\n
One thing I’ve noticed, is that Japanese value space over just about everything. \u00a0Everything is small here and rightfully so. \u00a0The houses, shops, cars, everything. \u00a0Most American\u00a0furniture\u00a0won’t fit in the apartments here because it’s too big to get through the doors.<\/p>\n
There are 130 million people in Japan in a country about the size of California, and the kicker is, they can only build on 25% of the land. \u00a0The rest is mountains. \u00a0So imagine everyone living west of the\u00a0Mississippi,\u00a0condensed\u00a0 The common perception of Japanese culture is that it’s safe, the people are polite, quite, and helpful. That’s absolutely true. \u00a0The people on the trains are silent so they won’t bother each other. \u00a0They have a low crime rate, you … Continue reading