TO MENTION some of the places I have been to are: Japan, Australia, Singapore, Bangkok-Thailand, Venice, Florence, Malaysia, Indonesia, Beijing, Hongkong, Taipei, Palau, Hawaii, and more or less 20 states in America.
THOSE who have not been to Europe or Australia, will get surprised to find that the cars in Japan are all right-hand drive and run on the opposite lane (left side). For whatever reason they designed their cars that way, I really do not know. I hope you do.
NEXT THING I observed was that- although not all, most of the old Japanese houses I happened to step into, were designed reversed too! Upon entering the main door, you'll be surprised to find yourself not in the living room but in the kitchen, then the living room comes next and on the farthest end- the bedroom/s.
HAVING KNOWN Japan as among those modern powerful countries in the field of economics and trade, I was looking forward to finding fancy spacious apartments for rent when I get there. But when I finally did, I had to let out long sighs because the prices they offered for those very small apartments were unbelievably expensive! And, maybe it was because all I did was convert, compute and compare the prices in Japan with that of what they would usually charge for an even bigger rental apartments back in my country. If most middle income-earning Americans who go there find everything painfully dear, I found it sinfully expensive!
Strict, Disciplined, Law abiding citizens, Honest, Workaholics, Cordial... is how I would describe the Japanese people.... Keep on reading what I've written here and by the time you are done, you will feel quite geared up to survive Japan yourselves! One thing though, if you are visiting Japan simply as a tourist- DON'T FORGET TO BRING your major credit cards, lots of cash, and a hundred and one pieces of travelers' checks. You know what I mean!
I need not do extensive research or burn eyebrows to learn all these because, it all came to me in bits and pieces during my one and a half decades of living daylights in that country. That country fed me really well physically, intellectually, and emotionally,
IF YOU PLAN TO VISIT JAPAN in the near future here are some of the IMPORTANT things THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Please note that what I am going to share with you are not just positive but... turn offs as well..
2) YES, they are very busy people and of few words but once they give their promise to anyone, they will not stop until it's kept... whatever it takes. Rain or
shine. Come hell or high waters.
shine. Come hell or high waters.
of running after you every time you leave tip money on the table- as they are already busy enough with their respective job assignments. Okey? A simple and neat vow would be more than enough to appreciate the good services they've done you.
6) Japanese are not discriminatory people. They take pride in all of their honest undertakings but they are never discriminating people. If they act indifferently at times , it is maybe because their minds are preoccupied about something. And, if they show aloofness, it is certain that they have acceptable reasons enough to act so. Reasons such as:
b) You did not turn you phone off or set it in a silent mode before boarding the train and it rang loudly.
c) You did not remove your shoes when you enter a room where it is a "must" for you to leave them outside the door.
d) (in a restaurant) you drank the drinks offered to you by your host before they made the ceremonial kampai- wherein they are expected to be the one to drink first as they are after all, the hosts.
e) You overdressed and accessorized yourself with all those inappropriate bling-blings when it is proper to dress very simply.
d) (in a restaurant) you drank the drinks offered to you by your host before they made the ceremonial kampai- wherein they are expected to be the one to drink first as they are after all, the hosts.
e) You overdressed and accessorized yourself with all those inappropriate bling-blings when it is proper to dress very simply.