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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 27403292" data-attributes="member: 562115">When you live there probably the perception is different. I do have a lot of Japanese friends. But they are all academics. They are nice, keep in touch at least once a month socially.Just before Covid one of them, a young Post-Doctoral Research Immunologist from Tokyo visited us in SriLanka. She stayed two weeks with us. She specifically requested to visit Kandy, Sigiriya, Anuradhapura, Pollonnaruwa & Nuwara Eliya, WildLife and a few Beaches.During the my visits in Japan, I have been helped by strangers without even asking for help. Once at a Tokyo station while I was at the ticket machine an English speaking guy stopped, enquired I needed help and he explained how best the tickets can be purchased considering we have several in our family. Purchase in multiples, so that it's cheaper. Later on, after we had the JR pass activated and no other tickets required.In rural Japan once my wife went in to a shop to find directions to the hotel we stayed because I couldn;t locate it from the Navigator. The shop guy had asked from where we were. When she said from SL.. he has said Oh.. Japan friends, closed the shop and came to our van and took us to the hotel and walked back.A very young Uni first year girl who was our volunteer guide for three days in Kyoto was very nice to us. She was with us everyday from 8 AM to 7 PM. She did her best to show us everything, took us everywhere and on the last day refused to take anything from us. Finally she agreed to take just a small token present just to remember us. She was about two years elder to my son and to this day they are friends and communicate.There were several instances the average Japanese guy was helpful.PS: OTOH the common Chinese just shun you away. Probably the lack of English is a possible reason. No help from them at all. If they want you to sell you something then of course all the English they know comes out. I will never set foot in China again unless for work related.</blockquote>

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