I Show The Cultural Differences Between Japan And Other Countries (30 Pics)

that cockroach tho...lol

A lot of hidden prices in US

Cat got fish :D

Why are people in other countries naked?

Japan has always been a very clean and generous country.

But Singapore is well known for strict penalties for littering (as shown in the picture), so I thought for sure that no one must be doing it there. Someone even told me that you could eat off the pavement, that's how clean it is. Is that not true?

I pick up others trash here in NYC and I grind my teeth. Sometimes not so much if it's a bottle that I can recycle and get money for. I find others throw away the stupidest things. I've seen perfectly reusable tupperware in the garbage can. And just yesterday someone threw away a towel that I kept for myself. I've found plenty of "treasure" that I've taken whether I've seen in on the street or in an actual garbage can.

You don't know the mess of next morning of Halloween in Tokyo. It looks like the inside of a dumpster.

I think the big difference is that in Japan people are taught from a young age to clean up after themselves (and others), this gives them ownership in the cleanliness of their surroundings. Simply making littering illegal and fining the few you catch doing it doesn't give the public any ownership in keeping things clean - the mentality of "someone is paid to pick this garbage up" runs rampant.

So, people litter in Singapore, even though the fines are very high? Are they not enforced properly? I always thought Singapore is very clean.

Singapore is very clean and not many people do that.... or it'$ FINE, FINE, FINE. $top lyin'!

Japan is incredibly clean, but not because of the workers picking up after people but because the general population has been taught to clean up after themselves.

Oh come on - in general this may be true but japan has slowly got worse over the years (although sadly this may be the influence of foreigners).

so true

Ooo i do not agree with this one Singapore has got to be the Cleanest country I’ve ever seen I’ve seen a lot of other countries while in my 20 yrs in the us NAVY

We should all take a leaf out of Japan’s book when it comes to this.

why does japan look evil?

Dang it! I wanted to drink a toast with a monkey!!!! :’(

i love silence

If you're in Malaysia, just stand in the doorway and pee inside.

When I was stationed in Japan, it was explained to me that Japan is an island with limited resources. Much of the produce and meats are brought from other countries; or grown specially for the market (like the square watermelons) ... thus the high cost of some foods!

I live in the US and I approve to this

That's what I noticed the first time I came to Japan. I was walking on a street between empty field and there you had a vending machine in the middle of nowhere, nothing else.

Oh. OH!!!! Maybe this explains my mother-in-law!! We kept insisting "Do you not want something... more? We will get you any---" - "No. KFC." .. okaaay...

Haha! We indonesian can't eat if its not spicy

I have to agree with everything about this portrayal.

Actually, that sounds like a good feature, they should do this with other phones.

The reason is not that the person is thought to be a Yakuza. The reason is that you can't forbid only Yakuzas or they would get mad. In order to work around that, since they all have tattoos, this excuse was used. So if a Yakuza gets mad, they can say it's the rule, nothing against them.

I feel that Singaporeans generally let passengers get off first, those who dont are usually the older people who may be ignorant or impatient with a sense of entitlement or tourists/foreigners.

I feel so bad...

That's so true! In see old people here and they're more active than me!

I don't think you took the train in the summer ... I can assure you they are and look sweaty in the work suits.

Now this happens in the USA and it's very annoying. I've been at restaurants and had people at the table next to me with their smartphones cranked up loud so the kid who's hardly touched his food can be entertained.

Say "Mata ne" instead. It means "See you later."

That's how you stay slim in japan

Maybe it depends on where you are in the US. I'm from southeastern Virginia and people definitely greet me with a smile and politeness. No bow though.

this is a good idea actually

Second one is also the US

I heard sushi chefs spend like 7 years just working on rice so it kinda makes sense.

Most of Japanese have an inferiority complex about English pronunciation. We (I am a Japanese) think that it is impolite to speak in poor pronunciation.

That's in the USA too...people letting the kids run wild on public transportation.

Anyone else who always says "all right" independent of boiling hot or ice cold water?