Number six is wrong. Japanese women look like they only made it halfway through puberty, and orthodontics seems to be foreign to them. They’re not totally keen on dental hygiene either. Floss shouldn’t come with instructions, but in Japan it does. I know Americans are a bit too concerned with hygiene, but come on!

When was the last time you were in Japan, Paul? This is a serious question–just curious.

What’s missing is the fact that there is at least a grain of truth in every statement, but also that no country’s citizens are all the same so each is also a misrepresentation when you look at individuals. Also, most of these are statements the Japanese themselves perpetuate as myths or “facts”, including the negative ones.

Paul, it’s not about “right” or “wrong,” these are supposed perceptions of Japan that are common in foreigners. And I certainly know plenty of American men who believe all Japanese women are hot (I’m inclined to agree with them, usually).

I think feitclub is correct. The list is not saying this is the way Japanese people are, it is a list of common perceptions that people outside of Japan hold about the Japanese.

@rubytarbles Doesn’t those same hotels have a western style restaurent? I believe it’s much more common for the business traveller to try and seek out familiar food than it is a regular traveller or how they would eat at home. Mostly because when you are abroad, you do not wish to take any chances on food that can ompact the business you are abroad to attend to. Not that I have any facts to back up this theory.