Originally Posted by
acregal
At least in Kansai, tons of Japanese people have issues with biking while drunk, parking the bike in the road, giving priority seats to people in need, and canceling at the last minute. The stuff about taking pictures of trains and making room for others is a national thing here.
Throughout the country there are classless and/or ignorant people who will do these things yes. Kansai is no exception in that regard unfortunately. The vast majority of Japanese when acting and reacting in public however will be more likely to adhere to the rules than not. It is a group culture. America has no such thing. Individuality is prized and this leads to a lack of group manners. Remember outliers and exceptions are, well, just that.
