See, this is precisely the issue with Japan. "Oh look, author has not upheld himself to the highest level of restraint and mastery, he must be a quack" This is

See, this is precisely the issue with Japan. "Oh look, author has not upheld himself to the highest level of restraint and mastery, he must be a quack" This is how you breed deep, lasting resentment. We don't want to become like you but we do want to respect your way of life when we're visiting. If that's not good enough, you should reconsider your connection to the rest of the world. It seems the wests' "When in Rome, do as the romans" attitude is not appreciated or shared elsewhere. Yes we have obnoxious, loud outliers, but good god I have been on the cleaning end of japanese visitors and their general, passive contempt towards their hosts and way of life. (Cue devasted restrooms flashback) If you want a baka gaijin's 2 cents, which I doubt: Don't dig yourself into irrelevance again with the insular mindset. You're a country of many marvels but as a people, I'm hard pressed to find anyone who actually knows what he's talking about that likes you. [EDIT: copy of parents oriunal message] The author is a cheat - the sign says "No chinese allowed". Because Chinese are the largest tourist group. And everyone knows they are rowdy as shit. But the author, who takes a lot of care to explain all Japanese symbols, doesn't explain that. Tries to lump everthing into one. I'm glad people like him weren't allowed in our country.