Re:Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property
by dtwest on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @03:07PM
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I interpreted this particular article's main point as being:
Don't assume Japanese people are more honest than people in other countries, there are many social and cultural factors at play that influence behavior.
Generalizing a group of people is almost always inaccurate, and often frustrating to read, but I don't think this article is an egregious example of that. This is a fluff piece to get people interested in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, don't mistake it for serious cultural analysis.
Don't assume Japanese people are more honest than people in other countries, there are many social and cultural factors at play that influence behavior.
Generalizing a group of people is almost always inaccurate, and often frustrating to read, but I don't think this article is an egregious example of that. This is a fluff piece to get people interested in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, don't mistake it for serious cultural analysis.