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While the majority of machines in Japan are stocked with drinks, snacks, and cigarettes, one occasionally finds vending machines selling items such as bottles of liquor, cans of beer, fried food, underwear, iPods, porn magazines, sexual lubricants, live lobsters, fresh meat, eggs and potted plants. [12][13] The practice of "vendo", or lingering around the vending machine to drink in groups, is not unheard of during warmer months.
See? That's something we could learn from the Japanese. Not to confuse one country with another out of sheer dimness.
Many Americans don't even know where Iraq is on a map. I can assure you that the Japanese know. Why? THEY LEARNED IT IN SCHOOL -- while American kids were learning why Johnny having two daddies is okay.
The Japanese aren't any smarter than Americans. They just have their priorities straight when it comes to education. And it shows.
It could be argued that the Japanese are so diligent out of sheer necessity, since they lack resources and landmass, while America can afford to be lazy since it has so much of both.
I would argue, however, that the time for the luxury of laziness is rapidly drawing to close. Right now, the Japanese are watching China very closely, and weighing the possibiity that they may come within her suffocating embrace, having made allowances for American gaucherie for a half-century. The clock is ticking for the USA. Will we wake up and face the threat from China, by acting in our own best interests for a change, as Japan has, by opetating an economy which benefits US, and designing a shcool system which rewards excellence rather than weakness?
Or are we satisfied pretending that all of our teenagers are potential universities graduates while buying China's trinkets and throwing our own workers out on the street and closing our factories?
Acting in our own national interest. Another novel idea from Japan. One we really need to consider...
See? That's something we could learn from the Japanese. Not to confuse one country with another out of sheer dimness.
Many Americans don't even know where Iraq is on a map. I can assure you that the Japanese know. Why? THEY LEARNED IT IN SCHOOL -- while American kids were learning why Johnny having two daddies is okay.
The Japanese aren't any smarter than Americans. They just have their priorities straight when it comes to education. And it shows.
It could be argued that the Japanese are so diligent out of sheer necessity, since they lack resources and landmass, while America can afford to be lazy since it has so much of both.
I would argue, however, that the time for the luxury of laziness is rapidly drawing to close. Right now, the Japanese are watching China very closely, and weighing the possibiity that they may come within her suffocating embrace, having made allowances for American gaucherie for a half-century. The clock is ticking for the USA. Will we wake up and face the threat from China, by acting in our own best interests for a change, as Japan has, by opetating an economy which benefits US, and designing a shcool system which rewards excellence rather than weakness?
Or are we satisfied pretending that all of our teenagers are potential universities graduates while buying China's trinkets and throwing our own workers out on the street and closing our factories?
Acting in our own national interest. Another novel idea from Japan. One we really need to consider...
I have a list of several things Americans can learn from the Japanese. These are among many of them.
1.) How to respect our elders, parents, and authority figures. 2.) The importance of a strong work ethic. 3.) The value of a good education. 4.) Strong family values and solidarity. 5.) Better eating habits and exercise routines. 6.) How to appreciate ingenuity, intelligence, and creativity. 7.) After these waves of bullying in schools, HOW TO DISCIPLINE OUR KIDS should be top priority. 8.) How to let teachers do their jobs would be another. 9.) How to use birth control and contraceptives. 10.) How effective universal health care is. 11.) How to respect the environment. 12.) Zen living in peace and harmony. 13.) How to not be so greedy and pay people what they're worth. 14.) The importance of honor and integrity.
That's all I can think of for now. I can honestly say they make Americans and other Westerners look like barbarians in many ways. I was astonished to see how respectful they were compared to us. Over there the average CEO makes 40 times the salary of one's employees. Here, they make more than 800. Then whenever we spend our tax dollars to help out the poor and working class, they call it "socialism" yet when we give tax cuts to the rich, it's good for business. Keep in mind how a society treats those less fortunate is a large reflection on its cultural values.
Over in Japan, a man's worthiness is measured by his honor, his work ethic, and how he treats his fellow man. Here it's by his social status, his net worth, and his popularity. I'm not saying the Japanese have the ideal society. Indeed they have their share of problems. All I'm saying is there's a lot we can learn from them. There's obviously a reason why their automotive industry brought itself up to par with ours.
Needless to say, the Japanese are notorious for holding their people accountable. Awhile back, I posted a question about crime in America versus that of Japan. Japan has recently been ranked the 4th safest country in the world. Their recidivism rate is infinitesimal compared to ours. That's because over there, when a man does something bad, he brings shame and dishonor amongst himself and his family. They will often shun or even disown him. Here in America, we've turned into a bunch of crybabies expecting everyone to feel sorry for criminals because the justice system treated them so poorly. Then we have to sue everybody whenever we don't get our way.
Several organized religious groups made some brouhaha when they took the Ten Commandments out of public schools. I'm not against teaching kids values in schools because obviously some parents expect the schools to raise their kids. Meanwhile, I do support separation of church and state; thus, I figure they could come up with something in between. That something would be Bushido which is the code of the samurai. It consists of these seven principles.
1.) Gi - Rectitude 2.) Yu - Courage 3.) Jin - Benevolence 4.) Rei - Respect 5.) Makoto - Honesty 6.) Meiyo - Honor 7.) Chugi - Loyalty
Can anyone else think of something we can learn from the Japanese?
Dude, what, you did a "fly by" in Japan? You certainly put Japanese culture on a pedestal. I live in Japan and experience the culture every day, day in and day out. Trust me, Japanese culture is not “superior” to Western culture. They have their own issues. I’ll give you one and two on your list, but after that, it’s just plain romanticism.
16. How to commit unspeakable atrocities against your neighbors and through propaganda, denial and corruption, get people to think you are perfect.
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