- 17 Jul 2002
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Here in Brussels there are quite a lot of Japanese because the headquarters of Toyota, Honda and Subaru Europe are all in (or near) Brussels. An neighbourhood (Stockel) has quite a lot of Japanese residents working for Toyota. They tend to be so noisy and rude (or rather their children, which they do not educate properly) that many local shops have decided to refuse entry to Japanese people (only). You have to understand that Brussels is one of the most cosmopolitan city in the world (1/3 of foreigners + more naturalised immigrants from the 5 continents) and that this kind of ban only concerns Japanese expats. Why is it that the Japanese abroad manage to behave in a worse way that poor and misadapated Muslim or Black African immigrants ?
I think the reason is simple. While in Japan, the social pressure to behave well is so strong that once they leave Japan they think everything is allowed. Another reason is that Japanese people do not educate children to behave before 6 years old. They can run, shout and cause trouble to other people in public places (shops, restaurants...) and the parents won't say a word. I already noticed that in Japan. There are two categories of Japanese which are free to do everything they want : small children and old people. In Western countries usually elderly people are better behaved than the rest and teenagers cause the most trouble. In Japan it's the opposite. It's like they only started their adolescence in their 50's and it only got worse till they died.
I think the reason is simple. While in Japan, the social pressure to behave well is so strong that once they leave Japan they think everything is allowed. Another reason is that Japanese people do not educate children to behave before 6 years old. They can run, shout and cause trouble to other people in public places (shops, restaurants...) and the parents won't say a word. I already noticed that in Japan. There are two categories of Japanese which are free to do everything they want : small children and old people. In Western countries usually elderly people are better behaved than the rest and teenagers cause the most trouble. In Japan it's the opposite. It's like they only started their adolescence in their 50's and it only got worse till they died.