Despite the disaster surrounding them the 20 people sharing the train car with Buell [an American] remained calm. "It's a polite rule to be quiet during train rides in Japan," said Buell. The international media and foreign observers have commented on the fact that the Japanese people have remained calm, even polite, in the midst of the devastating and horrendous consequences of a huge earthquake and tsunami. [No shots have been fired. No retail stores have been looted. No rapes or robberies have been reported even with the temporary collapse of police presence. No mobs have formed that are setting...