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From my experience, the American press gave far more coverage to the Senegalese. The Japanese were an afterthought.
"Oh, look how considerate the Senegalese are! (oh, and the Japanese, too.)"
But maybe your press is more "R" than mine.
I live in the US, and I can say in general both Japan and Senegal have next to zero media coverage.
US news media talk about the US 90% of the time. When it goes to foreign countries, it is mostly negative.
And they are more intolerant of untidy ,unorderly, lateness, everything undesirable than people of other countries. It means they are hard to please and not easy going. Japanese customers, bosses, superiors, parents and teachers are like perfectionists not allowing a small mistake like a little bit dirty or a few seconds late.
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They are brought up from a very young age to be tidy and orderly, its part of their culture and I wish it would rub off when I see people throw rubbish in the streets. spitting or leaving dogs dirt on pavements.. its gross unhygienic and filthy.. I like order myself be in inside or outside the house... my hubby however never closes a drawer or cupboard for some unknown reason and no amount of pulling him up fixes it, in fact I think he now does it just to annoy me. as I go round closing drawers...
I am Japanese student. I feel very pride and flattered seeing people say about Japan. But Japan is getting dirtier. Some parts of streets sometimes very dirty. So I think maybe there are some people trying to spoil Japan with sweet praises.
I am Japanese student. I feel very pride and flattered seeing people say about Japan. But Japan is getting dirtier. Some parts of streets sometimes very dirty. So I think maybe there are some people trying to spoil Japan with sweet praises.
I have never been to Japan, but I have always heard about how clean it is. Do you think that it is getting worse? If so, why?
Have you (or anyone else reading this) ever been to South Korea? I was there last year and was amazed at how clean Seoul (and the rest of the country) was. I honestly do not recall seeing a single scrap of litter on the ground. For those who have been to both South Korea and Japan, how would you say they compare in terms of cleanliness?
I live in the US, and I can say in general both Japan and Senegal have next to zero media coverage.
US news media talk about the US 90% of the time. When it goes to foreign countries, it is mostly negative.
Really depends which media and their audience. I am sure if there are many readers with Western African ancestry, that the they will feature more about Senegal. I wouldn't also label Asian media with "R" right away. Most East and Southeast Asians, including the reporters, haven't met anyone from Senegal (or even from West Africa) their entire lives; and most readers will be like "Sene-what? Where is that?" and "Why don't you just say Africa instead so we will understand."
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