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Go here and then click the video about Japan:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1576101

Very interesting. On on hand, I love the reserved nature of thier society, and the beauty that they bring to the most simple of actions. Then again, those people have every right to walk down the street with a Starbucks. Should be interesting to see how far it all goes, especially since they are now raising young Hooligans

...and what am I remembering Bashir from? Some major news story included him, right?

Was he the guy from the Michael Jackson interview?

Originally Posted by rodeojones903 Was he the guy from the Michael Jackson interview?

Yep! Thanks, that was gonna bug me...

Boy I didn't know the Japenese find almost everything offensive. Oh, Cheapy have you done anything that was offensive there, and what were the peoples reaction.
p.s. What are the consequences for doing anything rude.

He was a tall American in an elevator. Small children get very offended by that

I believe that the level of politeness depends on what location you are in in Japan. In Tokyo, I saw a good ammount of stuff that was reflected in that 20/20 report. In Nagoya, I encountered very little "rudeness".

Hey i just saw this like 20 minutes ago on TV. It was on channel 10 news in sac.

Well, as long as the culture clash doesn't result in them losing too much of their culture...

I liked Tom Green's rudeness in Japan special better.

interesting....we were just talking about this in my Japanese class the other day. What a great Combo Mickey D's and starbucks to start a day...Yum

smoking is considered rude? sign me up...i can't stand smokers/smoking

Originally Posted by The Successful Dropout smoking is considered rude? sign me up...i can't stand smokers/smoking

Seconded.

Originally Posted by Citizen#1Game Oh, Cheapy have you done anything that was offensive there, and what were the peoples reaction. p.s. What are the consequences for doing anything rude.

I'm always on my best behavior, so if I did something rude, I didn't know it. My guess is that for a gaikokujin, a Japanese person will just stare in disgust and not bother trying to say something.

Originally Posted by The Successful Dropout smoking is considered rude? sign me up...i can't stand smokers/smoking

No, the Japanese love smoking. Many restuarants don't even bother with no-smoking sections. There is just this ongoing campaign to try and stop people from smoking on the streets for some reason. Everywhere else (except the subway/bus) seems to be fair game.
It doesn't make much sense to me. I say ban smoking indoors and let people smoke outside like in New York City. Either that or making cigarettes more expensve. They are way too cheap here (about $2 US a pack).

Originally Posted by CheapyD I'm always on my best behavior, so if I did something rude, I didn't know it. My guess is that for a gaikokujin, a Japanese person will just stare in disgust and not bother trying to say something.

Consider yourself lucky. A buddy of mine, who also happens to be a tall, bald white guy, was almost accosted in the middle of the street by a middle aged Japanese man because he was eating a donut on a street corner in Tokyo. He had no idea what the guy was yelling about and eventually figured out the man's furious hand gestures. He shoved the rest of the donut in his mouth and the Japanese man went on his way. Of course, not without spouting a few Japanese obsenities first.

Isn't their street vendors in Japan that sell food?

In a way eating here in America in public can be offensive. If someone eating a candy bar, something small, burger, or in their car no problem. But when I was a salesman people would come into my work eating sandwiches, peanuts in the shell, pretzels etc. That stuff was semi offensive to me cause they were making a mess and I would think to myself. If you are that hungry maybe you should go eat instead of shopping.

Originally Posted by Graystone Isn't their street vendors in Japan that sell food? In a way eating here in America in public can be offensive. If someone eating a candy bar, something small, burger, or in their car no problem. But when I was a salesman people would come into my work eating sandwiches, peanuts in the shell, pretzels etc. That stuff was semi offensive to me cause they were making a mess and I would think to myself. If you are that hungry maybe you should go eat instead of shopping.

Isn't there a picture of Cheapy eating food in the street that he bought from a street vendor?

Originally Posted by The Successful Dropout Isn't there a picture of Cheapy eating food in the street that he bought from a street vendor?

Yes. Maybe eating outside at a fair or festival doesn't count....
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...ad.php?t=81236

I wonder if it's rude in Japan to film a segment of an expose in the middle of the street...

do they consider it rude to grope people on trains?