Originally Posted by FTraveler

How true! I must say you have a thorough understanding of the Japanese mentality.

My cousin went to St. Joseph's in the 1950s. When his parents wondered why he always had so much money, the maid followed him one morning as he took the bus to school. She observed him getting on the bus but, unlike the other children, didn't pay the driver. When she asked the driver why he didn't collect from my cousin, he raised his hands and told her the kid is an American, probably can't speak Japanese and he doesn't want to bother with communicating with an English-speaking 7-year old that he has to pay 10 yen to ride the bus.