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Re:Japanese toilet industry agrees to standardize complex bi... by DashRattlesnake on Thursday January 19, 2017 @10:36AM (#13436546)
Honestly, one of the things I liked about visiting Japan was that I had to adjust my preconceptions a little to accommodate a developed culture with a non-western foundation. Changing things to adapt to western preconceptions takes that away a little bit.
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Re:Japanese toilet industry agrees to standardize complex bi... by dyim on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:11PM (#13437359)
These seem like little UX things :) . It'd be tough to imagine changing their core cultural tenets in order to accommodate tourists.
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Re:Japanese toilet industry agrees to standardize complex bi... by DashRattlesnake on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:37PM (#13437591)
But in this case, that little UX thing forces the understanding that a symbol that is taboo and has an offensive meaning in your home country is understood totally differently in Japan.
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Re:Japanese toilet industry agrees to standardize complex bi... by 794CD01 on Thursday January 19, 2017 @01:03PM (#13437854)
That means it's bad UX. "Make me think" is a totally different book.
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