10 adjectives that best describe your image of the Japanese national character

[osias]

"The actual people who live in Japan are not unlike the general run of English people; that is to say, they are extremely commonplace, and have nothing curious or extraordinary about them." Oscar Wilde

[Maciamo]

"The actual people who live in Japan are not unlike the general run of English people; that is to say, they are extremely commonplace, and have nothing curious or extraordinary about them." Oscar Wilde

Given the huge difference of mentality between young and old Japanese, I can only imagine that Oscar Wilde's generation of Japanese was even further away from modern society. Victorian Britain was also a far cry from today's Britain... Just think of how a video clip of Robbie Williams would be considered in Oscar Wilde's days...