It's a bit difficult to imagine how different a foreign country is until you visit. My Japanese friend did a homestay in America, and yesterday we started talking about the differences between the U.S. and Japan. I don't think I can do them justice, but here were a few of our thoughts...
A. food. she missed sticky rice and miso soup, and I miss readily available and cheap pizza
B. dress. in Tokyo the style is so much more formal overall. sweatshirts and jeans are far less common, and the vast majority of people are very fashion conscious. frills and feminine touches are also everywhere
C. space. Everything in Tokyo is condensed and small. stairways can seem like a joke to me. water glasses seriously look like shot glasses sometimes. Japanese people are so good at packing things into small areas
D. rules. There is a particular order to follow for everything in Japan. In America, going to the bank and the grocery store are in the same category: errands. But in Japan, places like the post office and bank are taken more seriously, and they have procedures and check-points that take a bit longer.
E. this is random, but in Japan the shower and toilet are in separate rooms. my friend thinks it's so inconvenient to have them together. she just doesn't understand :)
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It is so funny to read these things and to know exactly what you are talking about! Miss you Christina :)
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