Comments on: 10 Reasons America Is Better Than Japan

By: mak

mak — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:25:04 +0000

10 america is better than japan because japanese are athiests unlike americans so they have less compassion towards less previlaged people or less fortunate people where as in america people believe in day of judgement therefore they are more compassionate towards these things..where as japanese are plain materialistic…period

By: mak

mak — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:08:35 +0000

9 japan is better than america because when to comes to housing japanese are not as extravagant as americans ..usually they live in small houses and dont use furniture to the extent where they have to spend a hefty money on just house hold furniture
10 japan is better than american because in japan a young girl can go out even at three o clock late at night without any fear..where as in america mostly its not safe for girls and ladies to be out after mid night
NOW I WOULD DISCUSS WHY AMERICA IS BETTER THAN JAPAN
1 america is better than japan because when it comes to groceries u get a good value for money..not very expensive as japan
2 america is better than japan because in america there are big roads to drive where as in japan there are small roads and mostly small cars
3 america is better than japan because in america girls come in all sizes and colours where as in japan girls are only in one size ..super skinny .i have hardly seen any plus size girl here..which makes me more attracted to them
4 america is better than japan because in america there are many crazy people so if you have stress you can go on the road and scream and shout and call somebody names and u will get some bad names in return from him but at the end of the day u release ur stress..where as in japan there is no way u can do that becuase u have to be polite at all times..so mostly japanese go for suicide..
5 america is better than japan because in america there are lot of things to do to entertain urslef.. where as japan is comparatively boring….
6 america is better than japan because in america everybody is immigrant..so no body cares where ur from as long as ur rich and good looking..where as in japan the first question that u hear is where the subject is from!!
7 america is better than japan because in america u can wear anything but japan its a suit freak country ..
8 america is better than japan becuase americans are not brand freak like japanese specially japanese girls they are brand freak that these all armani gucci and all this earning more from japan than anyother country
9 america is better than japan because americans are not good at hiding their feelings if some american would not like you ..you would come to kn0woinstantaneouly where as in japan u have to put a fascade since u have to be polite…infront of you u will be welcome with wide proportioned smile but behind your back u will be badmouthed..where as americans are not good at hiding their feels or they less but they forthright and straight forward…

By: mak

mak — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:38:14 +0000

hello from neutral prospective as i am neither american nor japanese i have the following things to say as i have lived in America and now living in japan so i have reasonable acute eye to see both the countries cons and pros
1 japan is better than america in the sense that the difference between the rich and the poor is not so wide as america where u see on the one side big limo and on the other side a homeless person!!
2 japan is better than america in the sense thatyou can not apparently guess who is poor and who is rich as irrespective of class both use public transport unlike america where you have to have your own car otherwise you can never date..in cragslist some girls first demand for the date is that he must have a car ..what the heck…
3 japan is better than america in the sense that japanese are not very loud like many americans..i am sorry i have good american friends..i am just talking about ugly americans who try to be conspicous and crave for attention
4 japan is better than american in the sense that in japan there is no segregation of different communities like in america where i saw black neighbourhoods seperate from white neighbourhoods..than hispanic neighbourhoods separate..one feels estranged in america..there is a town i went called jamica in newyork where i thought i am in jamica everybody in there was black..even i didnt see the white dog there..then i saw another town in america where mostly polish and russian immigrants lived not a single black man was there..!!totaly alianated ..disappointing
where as in japan they dont have immigrations problems like this
5 japan is better than america in the sense that in japan the dignity of work is higher than america where as in america i witnessed the labour was mostly hispanics illegals where as white americans dont want to do that job because its considered as low job and there is no dignity in doing that whereas in japan work is work…no body would look down on you if you are labour or working on a low pay jobs
6 japan is better than america because i have hardly seen any street prostitution ..and if you want to have escort services its much more expensive than america..where as in america its as low as 20 dollars for fast bee jay…so in compare with america there is no prostitution.
7 japan is better than america in the sense that if japanese girl sleeps with you …she would definately marry you and not blame alcohol for what happened last night ..like in america even if you do some thing terribly wrong and sleep with your best friend you can laugh it off and say ah i was drunk..heheheh..sorry..forget it
8 japan is better than america bcoz japanese girls like white people so if ur a white person u will enjoy japan like a king interms of courtships!!

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By: Traveler

Traveler — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:42:07 +0000

My bad; I wrote too hastily, and shouldn’t say the titles are misleading. They’re not a problem, nor do I see any any problematic pro- or anti- sentiments. Again, I only point out that there are factual errors in the articles that a reader could take to be true. (The beef comment provides an example of “misleading”: the sentence can’t be “correct” as it lacks any real meaning. What’s “the Japanese people”? ALL of them? Most? Some? A few lone nut cases? There’s no context, yet a reader could easily take such a sentence to mean “the average Japanese in the street”, which would certainly be incorrect.)

Ideally, factual errors would be corrected in a revision. Barring that, a notice via text or titles that the article is primarily opinion/impressions/entertainment would be dandy. And without that… well, anyone reading down through the comments will see other readers’discussion of what’s in error and why, and will see your clarification regarding opinion/entertainment. That’s the beauty of the modern blog, I’m sure we’ll agree.

So although an uninformed reader who only reads the main articles might leave with some pretty wacky ideas about Japan, at least those who go through the comments will get a better picture. That’s not so bad!

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By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:13:46 +0000

@ Traveler, I don’t think the titles are misleading – they’re both 10 things about country A that are better than country B, in my opinion (”In my opinion” is implied because this is a blog, not a newspaper).

The point of the two titles is that I’m not anti-Japanese, and I’m willing to point out flaws in my home country too. If I had only written the pro-U.S. one, I could understand some people being upset. I know you didn’t accuse me of being anti-Japanese, but some people did (in deleted comments). And some accused me of being anti-U.S. Apparently they didn’t see there was another post.

I think we’re still disagreeing about what is fact and what is not:

“When you write ‘The Japanese people think that American beef isn’t compatible with the Japanese digestive tract’, how would an uninformed reader know that this is a joke and not intended as a factual statement?”

Well, that wasn’t a joke. I read it in a book about Japan, and my friends who live in Japan confirmed it. Do you disagree?

By: Traveler

Traveler — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:45:58 +0000

@Hunter: Yes, the opposite title exists. I have no idea how that’s relevant, other than as recognition that there are two misleading titles, not one.

I agree, the existing titles are much better traffic generators. It’s a matter of whether you want to put priority on traffic, or on giving your readers accurate info. Your site, your call.

I do think you underestimate the degree to which people take such articles as fact; comments like “very informative!” suggest that some do. Why wouldn’t they, when some items are presented as fact? When you write “The Japanese people think that American beef isn’t compatible with the Japanese digestive tract”, how would an uninformed reader know that this is a joke and not intended as a factual statement? If it were a list on CRACKED, sure, we’d know it’s all silliness, but how would a reader know that here? Is it something regular readers of the site know? Maybe so; I don’t know.

A revised friendly suggestion: A single line like “Don’t write any term papers based on this list; it’s just notes from my experiences, with tongue somewhat in cheek” would make the tone clear even for new visitors, and make the titles fine as well.

It’d also please cranky types like me: living in Japan, and dealing face-to-face with people who fervently believe, and make decisions based on, ridiculous, unsupported “cultural difference” assertions. It doesn’t help when they point to articles and say “See? Right here, it’s stated as fact”. : )

But anyway, your site, your business. Carry on!

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By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:18:10 +0000

@ Traveler, Chad said it – the opposite title exists, and actually the pro-Japan one came first.

Your suggested titles are less likely to upset people, but they’re also less likely to grab their attention. I was shocked by how well these two posts did. One of them had received 29,000 visitors the last time I checked, and I’m sure the title is part of the reason why.

I wouldn’t use an irresponsible title just for the sake of traffic, but I think this one is reasonable enough. Everyone will know that what I say is based on my experiences and opinions, rather than some official assessment.

By: Chad @ Sentient Money

Chad @ Sentient Money — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:44:28 +0000

Hunter, the title is fine. Why? Because, the exact opposite title also exists on your site. On top of that, we are becoming a nation and world of whiners. Chad @ Sentient Money´s last blog post..GM Going Bankrupt?

By: Traveler

Traveler — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:23:37 +0000

MGassailant, your objections are sensible. Many of the listed items are misleading if claimed as general facts about Japan. I (and others) made many of the same points; you can see my detailed take at http://www.homejapan.com/2008/06/commenting_on_10_reasons_america_is_better_than_japan .

Hunter, a friendly suggestion: If you change the title and tone of the article to, say, “10 Impressions Regarding Japan and America” or “10 Experiences I Had in Japan”, that’d fix much. Readers can still argue the factualness of items on the list, but no one can deny your claims of the personal impressions you received or the experiences you had!

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