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Originally Posted by SatoriOne
Of course there are bad things in Japan. But it is to a large extent relative to where you are coming from. In my case I dont like the food because my own country the US has the best food in the world. And Im not referring to the type of food that originates in America but rather the variety, availability and price. Back home I used to eat a lot of good Thai, Vietnamese, Iranian and Tex-Mex food, but here that stuff is sparse and overpriced. Also the variety of sports drinks are lame. Most of them are this sweet grapefruit flavor. I miss the 50 flavors of gatorade in the States.
I dont like the weather either because it is too cold in winter and too hot and humid in summer. Again it cant compare to the moderate climate of southern California.
Everything else is okay though. Whatever I dont agree with I try to avoid or ignore, but sometimes I just deal with it. The pluses more than make up for the minuses.
I think the most important thing is to just accept Japan for what it is and make the most of it. Even if it is not the same as home, or didnt meet your initial expectations.
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And you realize that Southern California does not represent the entire US right?
Sounds like a typical So Cal response.
I've been reading postings on this thread and I can't believe how narrow viewed many people are.
It's called ethnocentrism and under the field of International Business and it comes up quite often.
I have lived in several countries and I always make adjustments so when I first started to study these concepts, I didn't get why these things even needed to be taught because I always make adjustments to local cultures but it seems like many people don't.
What I could tell is that only few people here have good understanding of Japanese culture and others probably don't even speak the language even if they live in Japan.
If you live in English speaking countries, wouldn't you expect foreigners to speak English?
Guess what, same thing is also true in Japan, Thailand, and other major tourist destinations in Asia.