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  1. What is normal, what is strange ?
  2. Japanese is feminine, English is masculine
  3. Is Japan a Western country ?
  4. Is Japan an intellectual country ?
  5. Strange Japanese beliefs & urban myths
  6. Japanese express emotions by facial expressions and music rather than words
  7. Radical difference between East and West regarding relationships and marriage
  8. Do the Japanese like suffering ?
  9. Are Japanese more individualist or collectivist ?
  10. Do Japanese prefer money above all ?
  11. What kind of magazines do the Japanese read ?
  12. different "uncertainty avoidance" creating arguments
  13. Is strong gender role separation to blame to high prositution ?
  14. Is there "toshi-dama" (New Year gift) in your country ?
  15. The concept of "tayorigai"
  16. Japanese houses compared to European ones
  17. What programmes do you like on Japanese TV ?
  18. Discrimination in Japan
  19. Bad Japanese manners / Where are the polite Japanese ?
  20. Japanese morals
  21. Shock of Western vs Japanese values
  22. Japanese don't like rating products
  23. Why do Japanese talk so much about marriage ?
  24. Treatment of customers in Japan : is it all a matter of money ?
  25. Are Japanese more hypocritical with foreigners ?
  26. PG-rated : 40 reasons to think that the Japanese are superficial
  27. Should all Japanese directly address foreigners in Japanese ?
  28. Japanese vs Western customer service : inverted approach ?
  29. Do you find life in Japan noisier or quieter than other places where you have lived ?
  30. Clean is beautiful - or is it ?
  31. Presumption of 'innocence' vs 'guilt' & the Japanese police
  32. Japanese cities' lack of seasonal balance due to a man-made biodiversity
  33. Why do so many Western men marry Japanese women ?
  34. What do you dislike about Japan ?
  35. Do the Japanese really love nature more than all other people ?
  36. Belgium vs Japan : David vs Goliath
  37. The three circles
  38. Wedding rings costing 3x a man's salary ?
  39. Children sleeping with parents : bad for the strength of character ?
  40. The Japanese perceive the world differently : articles about culture shock
  41. Do the Japanese lack a sense of humour ?
  42. What word best characterizes Japanese mentality ?
  43. More idiotic misconceptions from the Japanese