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Solfrid Cristin
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 Message 17 of 49
24 June 2012 at 11:04am | IP Logged 
By learning more about the cultural codes, so that we know when we have no cause to be offended, or know what to say to avoid offense :-)



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 Message 18 of 49
24 June 2012 at 12:31pm | IP Logged 
TixhiiDon wrote:

Where the Japanese differ from Brits, at least, is their lack of a concept of personal space (get on a Tokyo
train at 8am Monday morning and you'll see, or more precisely feel, exactly what I mean)


I take it you've never been on the London Underground at on a weekday morning? I would be very suprised if some of those trains were less crowded than Tokyo trains.
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 Message 19 of 49
24 June 2012 at 12:36pm | IP Logged 
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
By learning more about the cultural codes, so that we know when we have no cause to be offended, or know what to say to avoid offense :-)

Bleh... Only learning and learning :P
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 Message 20 of 49
24 June 2012 at 1:25pm | IP Logged 
COF wrote:
TixhiiDon wrote:

Where the Japanese differ from Brits, at least, is their lack of a concept of personal space (get on a Tokyo
train at 8am Monday morning and you'll see, or more precisely feel, exactly what I mean)


I take it you've never been on the London Underground at on a weekday morning? I would be very suprised if
some of those trains were less crowded than Tokyo trains.


I've never been on the London Underground at morning rush hour, so I have no idea which is worse, but my
point was that Japanese people tend to be much more tolerant of this closeness. Since Japan is so crowded
I guess they don't really have much choice.
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 Message 21 of 49
24 June 2012 at 1:28pm | IP Logged 
TixhiiDon wrote:
COF wrote:
TixhiiDon wrote:

Where the Japanese differ from Brits, at least, is their lack of a concept of personal space (get on a Tokyo
train at 8am Monday morning and you'll see, or more precisely feel, exactly what I mean)


I take it you've never been on the London Underground at on a weekday morning? I would be very suprised if
some of those trains were less crowded than Tokyo trains.


I've never been on the London Underground at morning rush hour, so I have no idea which is worse, but my
point was that Japanese people tend to be much more tolerant of this closeness. Since Japan is so crowded
I guess they don't really have much choice.


If you exclude Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, England on its own is significantly more densely populated than Japan.

Amazing, but true.
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 Message 22 of 49
24 June 2012 at 1:39pm | IP Logged 
COF wrote:
TixhiiDon wrote:
COF wrote:
TixhiiDon wrote:

Where the Japanese differ from Brits, at least, is their lack of a concept of personal space (get on a Tokyo
train at 8am Monday morning and you'll see, or more precisely feel, exactly what I mean)


I take it you've never been on the London Underground at on a weekday morning? I would be very suprised if
some of those trains were less crowded than Tokyo trains.


I've never been on the London Underground at morning rush hour, so I have no idea which is worse, but my
point was that Japanese people tend to be much more tolerant of this closeness. Since Japan is so crowded
I guess they don't really have much choice.


If you exclude Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, England on its own is significantly more densely
populated than Japan.

Amazing, but true.


Yeah, in terms of people per square kilometer that's true, but 80% of Japan is uninhabitable mountainous
land, so everyone is crowded together on the few pieces of flat land.
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 Message 23 of 49
24 June 2012 at 3:41pm | IP Logged 
COF wrote:
I take it you've never been on the London Underground at on a weekday morning? I would be very suprised if some of those trains were less crowded than Tokyo trains.
Haven't you seen any videos similar to this?
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 Message 24 of 49
24 June 2012 at 4:14pm | IP Logged 
Serpent wrote:
COF wrote:
I take it you've never been on the London Underground at on a weekday morning? I would be very suprised if some of those trains were less crowded than Tokyo trains.
Haven't you seen any videos similar to this?


It would never get to that point because British people just aren't that polite. If British people started pushing each other like that on the underground there would be fights breaking out in no time. It seems the Japanese are just far more tolerant and polite.

If a station guard started trying to push people into trains in London, or anywhere else in England they would likely get a bloody nose and a black eye for their efforts.

Edited by COF on 24 June 2012 at 4:16pm


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