I love the formality and politeness of the Japanese culture. Watching the "cabin crew" go from car to car, they turn and face the passengers, bow, and then go through the door. Same thing when they enter a new car... I wish America was more like that.
When you pay at the checkout in Japan, anywhere for about anything, the clerk bows and you bow back. It's the custom there. Also, the money is placed on a coin tray before changing hands.
Japanese very seldom use debit cards or credit cards. It's more cash based system, but I imagine that is changing with the global economic system. I visited there five years ago, and almost everything was currency transaction. You learn quickly where to find the most accommodating ATM's quickly when in Japan. :)
True with the cash based system. I have been over there probably 5 times in the last 9 yrs. The first time, not being able to use a card everywhere was a bit hard to get used to, but once I figured out the Post Office ATM thing, life was much easier.
I do appreciate the currency transaction tray, it feels very respectful. And the bowing.... wonderful tradition!
We see cute ads from tech companies, but the truth is that they want a society where machines replace jobs, surveillance is total and your entire cash supply can be switched off in an instant, so you can't do anything. The LDS may ask you about your life, a cashless, surveillance society will know everything about you but your inner thoughts... And I'm sure they're working on a way to do that
Microchipped humans aren't just the stuff of conspiracy theories - they're already here. It's just a matter of time before we're all strong armed into getting chipped. They'll pretend it's a choice but make it so difficult to function without one, you'll be forced to get it.
ziller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ziller feels bad that U.S. America nuked people > with such a polite culture ~ > > To be fair there was an act of aggression that started it (Pearl Harbor)
Go back further, I'm afraid. The Americans were on the same side as the Japanese in WWI but were squeezed out of the negotiations and reparations the other allies got, and the Japanese also wanted a racial equality clause in international treaties which the Americans turned down... This bred a lot of resentment leading to the events which started WWII.
According to the Asian view, WWII didn't start when Germany invaded Poland, but when Japan invaded China.