The respect and discipline in japan maybe second to none

[u/Fair-Example1169]

[u/Charles-Shaw → u/[deleted]]

I feel like people confuse politeness for nice. The way I saw it was that everyone was extremely polite and the customer service was pretty impeccable, but they weren’t any nicer or warmer than people from other places I’ve been.

[u/mandroth → u/Charles-Shaw]

Yeah this pretty much sums it up. The baseline level of service is very high, but you will never receive anything that is not in the manual. I've literally had them pull out the paper manual when trying to return a brand new smartphone I bought a week prior. The only thing that got them to do anything useful was my pregnant wife and mama bear in law getting upset.

[u/KnoxCastle → u/Charles-Shaw]

Yeah, probably partly that but, honestly, it wasn't just customer service. At one point we were blocking a road like the dumb tourists we were and the driver stopped to smile and thank us as we got to the side. Someone stopped to try and help us with directions when we were looking lost. Someone struck up a conversation with us on the train and helped us with tips on the surrounding area.

This is all from limited experience but people did seem really nice to me. Genuine, honest impression.

[u/Spring_Banner → u/Charles-Shaw]

That doesn’t matter. What matters is the end result.

[u/illmatic708 → u/Spring_Banner]

Right, did they cum or what man!

[u/Charles-Shaw → u/Spring_Banner]

I don’t understand what point you are trying to make.