What is your image of Japan ?

**Gaijinian** · Sep 24, 2005, 12:29

I was very unpleasantly surprised by the way they drive! I felt so vulnerable, but when I went to put on my seatbelt, they replied, "No, no, no," and said only the people in the front seat buckle up.

I was also surprised at how few spoke English (to any understandable degree)...

And, by how cool, and dynamic the vending machines were (I think it is funny that Jon Stewart’s 'America' book has a vending machine of human organs in Japan!)...

Hmm, what else... How people ALL had a keitai in Tokyo; and used it at ANY chance they got, even if for a few seconds!

How funny and open the kids were.

How bluntly the old guys stared...

The food was better that I thought...

I was also very surprised to see SO many Chinese restaurants in Tokyo.

**Tokis-Phoenix** · Sep 24, 2005, 12:42

Originally Posted by Gaijinian

Hmm, what else... How people ALL had a keitai in Tokyo; and used it at ANY chance they got, even if for a few seconds!
Tokyo.

Stupid question: whats keitai?

**RockLee** · Sep 24, 2005, 20:34

Originally Posted by Tokis-Phoenix

Stupid question: whats keitai?

cellphone

**Ma Cherie** · Sep 25, 2005, 01:06

My image of Japan.

Very hardworking

Technologically advanced (then again, I still don't understand Hello Kitty)

Perverted (not all Japanese folks of course)

Difficult educational system

Very crapped subways ( in large cities such Tyokyo, Kyoto, etc).

Very creative game developers

These are just some of my images of Japan from what I've studied.

I've never been there.