This article came up a couple of years ago on HN and basically the author makes a super broad generalization that I think holds near zero water. I am from the U

This article came up a couple of years ago on HN and basically the author makes a super broad generalization that I think holds near zero water. I am from the US and have spent a ton of time in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. And the primary reason people back in from actually talking to the people rather than just making some broad generalization about approximately 2 billion people is that in many of these countries people perceive a lack of trust that if there is a car accident they will be treated fairly especially given that many of the streets are heavily trafficked -- the same reason why in-car cameras are popular -- lots of potential for collisions and distrust that in the case of a collision that things will turn out all-right. So they back into the parking spot so that when they exit they can more easily see the traffic and avoid accidents.