10 Japanese Travel Tips for Visiting America

Mental Floss ^ | February 18, 2014 | Therese Oneill

[Slings and Arrows]

11. Don't kill their dolphins and whales. They get *very* upset.

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In Japan, hip hop clothes are considered stylish. But in the United States, it is wise to avoid them, as you might be mistaken for a member of a street gang.

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[freedumb2003]

>>. America is a car society, but their damn good manners are not limited to cars.<<

F yeah!

[GeronL]

Just remember the age of consent is 12, kiddie porn is legal and you can pay a little girl to take baths with you.

Japan is Pervert Land.

[hulagirl]

Japanese....so strange but I still love them. However, Americans are so way way better. I had a Japanese lady over for dinner the other night, had married an American soldier back in the day, boy did she gush about the superiority of American to Japanese culture. She’s widowed but never went back to Japan!

[Jet Jaguar]

If American in Japan, avoid the vending machine.

If the product does not say Saporro, it may not be beer.

[Army Air Corps]

...you can pay a little girl to take baths with you.

What the hell?!

[bakeneko]

A-me-ri-ka sugoi!! Ikimashou!!

[dhs12345]

11. Hey, they drive on the other side of the road!

12. Yes, many Americans are fans of Gojira (Godzilla) movies. And I might add, most of the really cheesy 50s and 60s Japanese movies. Classics!

[jocon307]

“She’s widowed but never went back to Japan!”

She stayed here for our general enthusiasm for life, shown by our willingness to take chances, love of a laugh out loud moment and, most of all I’m sure, our damn good manners.

Great post, I think it’s mostly fair (if someone inaccurate because I don’t think our gentle Japanese author ever drove in Jersey) and very amusing.

[GeronL]

Japan has a lot of weird and perverted things, its not just their anime that is perverted.

[EinNYC]

This was hysterical. I needed the laughs.

[Army Air Corps]

I love their old Sci-Fi. Especially the cheesy stuff.

[Slings and Arrows]

Glad you liked.

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Japan is Pervert Land.

I'm moving there tomorrow.

[Army Air Corps]

I can take them to some Tex-Mex joints that’ll make them rethink the idea of American food being bland. ;-)

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11. Important safety tip, that.

12. Gamera is really neat! He is full of turtle meat!

[Grimmy]

Heh.

When I need a morale break, or start drifting too hard into my natural dislike of all things and persons foreign, I like to spend some time on youtube watching video blogs made by foreign exchange students sent to the US.

It can be a lot of fun to watch, first, their pre concepts of what it’s going to be like when they get to the US, then watch as they become accustomed to life here.

I get a free morale boost. Loose a good bit of my built up anti-furrin develism and end up appreciating what we have here a bit more.

[Slings and Arrows]

That sounds interesting. Got any suggestions?

[Olog-hai]

Certainly never drove in Massachusetts. When I was still living in NJ, I thought the way they drove to be psychotic (never mind downright rude) when I visited Boston.