While the Japan is globally well known to manufacture all the cool gadgets and advanced technologies, they are never the inventors of such things. The Japanese is known to "better" things, processes, and skills. They excel through improvement and enhancement, not creativity and inventiveness. Nothing wrong with that in my opinion. Always try to do better.
The Japanese people not only strive to be perfect, they love perfect things. Someone told me that in Japan, people don't believe in cheap prices. Quality comes with a price. Take these fruits for example. I took these pictures in a fruit store in Ginza. These mangoes were imported
but only
the finest were selected. The strawberries were home-grown, but each was hand-selected and presented in its best shape and form. So look at the prices. Yep, quality things don't come cheap. A mango for $23 USD and a crate of strawberries for $126 USD. But these fruits are the best nevertheless.
I love Japan because in my opinion, it's almost perfect. People are so polite and friendly. They bow and say hello to you even when they don't know you. They try to make you feel comfortable and welcomed. In the service industry, people don't have a sense of entitlement. They don't expect tips. They serve you because it's their job. They are courteous and follow the law. They don't talk on the phone on the trains. They don't litter and the place is beyond clean, it's tidy. People walk on the left; there is order.
But unfortunately, being perfect isn't easy. There is a lot of pressure (self and society pressure) in this country. Anything less of perfect is not acceptable. It's a hard life there in that sense...but I think the good outweighs the bad. It's still a beautiful and friendly country.
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