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  1. More idiotic misconceptions from the Japanese (0 replies)
  2. What word best characterizes Japanese mentality ? (1 replies)
  3. Do the Japanese lack a sense of humour ? (3 replies)
  4. The Japanese perceive the world differently : articles about culture shock (0 replies)
  5. Children sleeping with parents : bad for the strength of character ? (3 replies)
  6. Wedding rings costing 3x a man's salary ? (23 replies)
  7. The three circles (6 replies)
  8. Belgium vs Japan : David vs Goliath (0 replies)
  9. Do the Japanese really love nature more than all other people ? (114 replies)
  10. What do you dislike about Japan ? (94 replies)
  11. Why do so many Western men marry Japanese women ? (0 replies)
  12. Japanese cities' lack of seasonal balance due to a man-made biodiversity (60 replies)
  13. Presumption of 'innocence' vs 'guilt' & the Japanese police (28 replies)
  14. Clean is beautiful - or is it ? (17 replies)
  15. Do you find life in Japan noisier or quieter than other places where you have lived ? (41 replies)
  16. Japanese vs Western customer service : inverted approach ? (7 replies)
  17. Should all Japanese directly address foreigners in Japanese ? (201 replies)
  18. PG-rated : 40 reasons to think that the Japanese are superficial (166 replies)
  19. Are Japanese more hypocritical with foreigners ? (208 replies)
  20. Treatment of customers in Japan : is it all a matter of money ? (10 replies)
  21. Why do Japanese talk so much about marriage ? (80 replies)
  22. Japanese don't like rating products (24 replies)
  23. Shock of Western vs Japanese values (69 replies)
  24. Japanese morals (29 replies)
  25. Bad Japanese manners / Where are the polite Japanese ? (85 replies)
  26. Discrimination in Japan (204 replies)
  27. What programmes do you like on Japanese TV ? (94 replies)
  28. Japanese houses compared to European ones (53 replies)
  29. The concept of "tayorigai" (5 replies)
  30. Is there "toshi-dama" (New Year gift) in your country ? (34 replies)
  31. Is strong gender role separation to blame to high prositution ? (2 replies)
  32. different "uncertainty avoidance" creating arguments (5 replies)
  33. What kind of magazines do the Japanese read ? (11 replies)
  34. Do Japanese prefer money above all ? (49 replies)
  35. Are Japanese more individualist or collectivist ? (21 replies)
  36. Do the Japanese like suffering ? (21 replies)
  37. Radical difference between East and West regarding relationships and marriage (231 replies)
  38. Japanese express emotions by facial expressions and music rather than words (30 replies)
  39. Strange Japanese beliefs & urban myths (131 replies)
  40. Is Japan an intellectual country ? (47 replies)
  41. Is Japan a Western country ? (346 replies)
  42. Japanese is feminine, English is masculine (5 replies)
  43. What is normal, what is strange ? (23 replies)