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Japan has a reasonable standard for reviews. 3 stars means the place met 100% of expectations, it was totally average. Nothing bad but nothing extraordinary, a
by ipnon 3y ago
Japan has a reasonable standard for reviews. 3 stars means the place met 100% of expectations, it was totally average. Nothing bad but nothing extraordinary, a reasonable place to spend your money that you will enjoy. 2 or 4 stars is like 90% or 110% expectations met, and 1 or 5 stars is like 50% or 150% expectations met. It’s much easier to scan a map for new places, and Japanese standards are already a bit higher than Western ones in terms of orderliness and service. I’ve been to restaurants with 3 stars (an abysmal rating in America indicative of impending doom) that were clean, delicious and friendly.
- JohnFen 3y agoThis is how it should be! That would turn ratings into something roughly useful. As it is, I even had an argument with an Uber driver here, where he was saying that anything less than a 5 star rating is a bad rating. To me, a 3 star rating is "acceptable, not extraordinary". You don't get into "bad" territory until you're lower than 3. I just can't go there, because if the Uber driver is correct, then what's the point of ratings at all?