I Show The Cultural Differences Between Japan And Other Countries (30 Pics)

Slurping noodles to eat in Japan is perfectly fine and it is said that they will taste better too.

Japanese enjoy taking hot baths too, especially hot spring baths. (monkeys are there for humor, you won't get to dip with any, sorry!)

The toilets are always wet in Malaysia and there's always no toilet papers.

Anybody bought the expensive Japanese fruits before? Like the melon or the insanely priced grapes...

If you fall deep asleep on the bus in the US, it may be your last stop...

There are vending machines almost everywhere, even at places where life-forms doesn't seem to exist.

Strangely Japanese celebrates Christmas not with turkey and ham, but with KFC...

You can't turn off camera shutter sound on Japanese smartphones due to privacy and upskirt photo taking.

If the tattoo is small, it can be covered with plaster to enter into the public bath houses or swimming pool.

The 7th wonder can be found on my FB or blog.

"Sayonara" means goodbye but has a sense of finality to it, so don't use it to your clients!

There is a great number of staircases and very few escalators and lifts at smaller train stations.

I went to a Japanese company for an interview before I decided to leave Japan. When I went to the ladies toilet, I saw a nice wooden locker cabinet mounted on the wall with small compartments. I know Japanese are very particular about hygiene but to see a locker for toothbrushes and sanitary stuff is a whole new world for me...

Somehow sushi rice will fall off when you eat outside of Japan...

Based on the real story at a sushi restaurant...

You'll get to train your muscles in Japan because there's a lot of stairs, not many escalators, and lifts! So imagine all the luggage you have to carry up and down while transiting to the airport to train stations and in-between hotels...

I really feel like melting recently...

It is a place where Google maps fail and all hope is lost to find the specific exits...

We only network with a plate full of food in our hands.

I often go to convenient stores to buy bento, snacks, cakes or vegetables when I was in Japan. Sometimes I will pass by their adult magazine section and wonder if I should play a prank by browsing through it and see the reaction of customers and staff. But I wasn't brave enough and abandoned the idea...

Japanese companies do not let employees specialize in one skill but instead be a Jack of all trades. So even if the employee graduated from an engineering school, they will place him in sales. During the promotion, they may even transfer a sales assistant manager to Human Resource!

Though it's good to recycle...

I heard that no take away of leftovers from restaurants and buffet was allowed because of a major food poisoning that happened some years ago. Caterers and restaurants did not want to be liable if anything happens. Bento is ok because they have an expiry date and storage instructions on the packaging

Although Japanese love to have meetings to gain a common consensus, they also may decide important things among themselves and simply let the employee know their final decision without discussing with them.

Based on my friends' real stories. Quite amazing that the CEO has to approve name cards too!

The diagonal crossing will no longer be the same again!

I was surprised when I attended a life drawing session in Tokyo and all the artists flipped their pages as soon as a break was announced. Perhaps the Japanese do not like to show off their work and prefer to keep things to themselves...?

I always dislike to try clothes during winter time and especially in Japan because you have to remove your shoes to try in their fitting room...

What if the excited girls know it's a guy beneath the costume?

This idea was contributed by reader Kok Hong, quite interesting don't you think? Probably because of our lack of interaction with nature that causes us to freak out whenever when we see insects.

So do you use the wet napkin before or after or not at all?

This is based on the true story from my Japanese friend, that they need meetings to discuss when to hold the next meeting! The consensus from everyone is important but this delays making decisions...

Kids are very pampered in Singapore...