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Are you a time traveler from the 1940s? You'd be shocked to find out that the norm for modern Japanese people is to sleep in beds, sit on chairs, wear Western c

Are you a time traveler from the 1940s? You'd be shocked to find out that the norm for modern Japanese people is to sleep in beds, sit on chairs, wear Western clothing, are able to use knives and forks, and watch "Bachelor"-type reality TV shows. I'd wager that Japanese people still sleeping on the floor (which in itself is a falsehood, a futon is basically a thin mattress) are a very small minority. Most Japanese people I know go to Ryokan's as a fun way to feel "like people from ages ago", but the next day at breakfast they all complain how much their bodies hurt from not sleeping in their beds.

ascar 5y ago
Well, I have lived for 6 months in the Kansai region and also had a very nice guest family that I met at least every second weekend, also multiple times in their house. They certainly didn't have beds and the futon they used definitely would not have counted as a proper mattress for me. Maybe you draw your conclusions based on observations in Tokyo (westernization is on another level there after all, which is why I personally didn't enjoy Tokyo so much), but as another commenter linked about 50% of Japan still sleeps on futons (2014) and it was even 75% in 1990. Also, you could avoid the condescending tone. Especially since your argument is wrong. Adding that time traveling accusation and other examples of common westernization was unnecessary to make your point.
- suction 5y ago
  6 months, so you're basically a tourist, and have one piece of anecdotal evidence. Yet you wrote as if you have deep experience of modern Japanese culture - any sort of condescension was warranted.
  - ascar 5y ago
    Man your attitude is really unwarranted. Not the kind of comments and discourse one likes to have here. I provided anecdotal evidence (which I added because the tone of your comment provoked me to give evidence that I actually do have some relevant experience and certainly didn't time travel to 1940) and statistics that your claim "a very small minority" is wrong. Here is the link from a sister comment providing the data I spoke about: https://tg-uchi.jp/topics/3807 https://tg-uchi.jp/topics/3807
    - suction 5y ago
      Are you 100% sure you're not a time traveler?

ascar 5y ago

Well, I have lived for 6 months in the Kansai region and also had a very nice guest family that I met at least every second weekend, also multiple times in their house. They certainly didn't have beds and the futon they used definitely would not have counted as a proper mattress for me. Maybe you draw your conclusions based on observations in Tokyo (westernization is on another level there after all, which is why I personally didn't enjoy Tokyo so much), but as another commenter linked about 50% of Japan still sleeps on futons (2014) and it was even 75% in 1990. Also, you could avoid the condescending tone. Especially since your argument is wrong. Adding that time traveling accusation and other examples of common westernization was unnecessary to make your point.

suction 5y ago
6 months, so you're basically a tourist, and have one piece of anecdotal evidence. Yet you wrote as if you have deep experience of modern Japanese culture - any sort of condescension was warranted.
- ascar 5y ago
  Man your attitude is really unwarranted. Not the kind of comments and discourse one likes to have here. I provided anecdotal evidence (which I added because the tone of your comment provoked me to give evidence that I actually do have some relevant experience and certainly didn't time travel to 1940) and statistics that your claim "a very small minority" is wrong. Here is the link from a sister comment providing the data I spoke about: https://tg-uchi.jp/topics/3807 https://tg-uchi.jp/topics/3807
  - suction 5y ago
    Are you 100% sure you're not a time traveler?