re: What is the difference between the way people are raised in Japan vs U.S?

Culture, or black of it.

"Better toilets".........heated toilet seats are standard in Japan's houses, apartments, etc. Japan's rice grains are significantly smaller, thus the country-wide use of chop sticks vs. forks. Japan , like any country, certainly has its warts. However, those warts are over ridden by its societal culture. As an example, in Japan, when entering a restaurant, everyone removes their shoes & places them on shelves in the lobby. Imagine what would happen to some of these shoes, at times 40-50+, in a restaurant in any large city in America? Bike use in getting around throughout Japan is the norm. Those bikes are simply parked & left unlocked where ever its owner stops. No thefts. In America...........??

It’s true. There are 53,000 Americans stationed in Japan and none of those soldiers and sailors are black or ‘other minorities’.

You’re now my favorite poster.

Make things up much?