Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by mdorazio on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:30PM
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I think this is a misperception that doesn't really reflect the reality. One of my long-term clients is a large Japanese company and I work with a lot of Japanese people regularly + have been to Japan several times. In my experience there's a small percentage of Japanese people who really like to travel and these are the ones you see, so it seems like there's a more general trend than there is. The majority of Japanese people don't really seem to care all that much about international travel.
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Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by ehnto on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:37PM
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That matches my experience too, and Japan has a pretty big population too so that small percentage who love to travel will still be a lot of people.
Re:35% of Japanese people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
by danielscrubs on Sunday December 18, 2022 @09:43PM
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Selection bias. Those that work internationally and learnt English properly have a different attitude than those that stay, they usually spend enormous amount of effort learning the language because they don’t fit in or don’t want to.
I’ve traveled around with Japanese and they definitely appreciate cleanliness and politeness more than any others. I’ve had multiple Japanese people cry saying how lucky they are to have been born in Japan when they have a short stay in pretty well off countries.
This doesn’t mean that they can’t be dirty, I’ve seen bones for ramen cracked on the streets here. Just that they appreciate cleanliness a lot. I think red mold popping up everywhere all the time makes you more careful, at least I became more aware after moving here.