Japan and Thailand
| Japan | Thailand |
|---|---|
| High attention to detail | Very low attention to detail |
| Highly organized | Haphazard, organic |
| Formal | Informal |
| Expensive breeds of dogs with clothing and fancy leashes | Mangy mutt stray dog gangs on the street |
| Aloof | Nosy |
| Excellent fashion sense | Terrible fashion sense |
| High attention to aesthetics | Medium (to low) attention to aesthetics |
| Personal pride in work | If the boss isn’t looking, it doesn’t matter |
| Subtle flavored food, focus on the ingredient, preferably seasonal | Spicy, strong flavored food, focus on the herbs, spice combination and method of preparation |
| Highly superstitious and scared of ghosts and spirits | Highly superstitious and scared of ghosts and spirits |
| Wary of foreigners and foreign influence | Interested in foreigners |
| Scared of speaking English | Excited at any opportunity to speak English |
| Extreme amount of social rules and constricts | Medium to low amount of social rules and constricts |
| Expensive | Inexpensive |
| High use of grey in city color schemes | High use of all sorts of colors |
| Cluttered (but organized) small houses | Uncluttered (but disorganized) large houses |
| A variety of slippers worn in different rooms of the house | Bare feet in every room |
| Trains on time every time | Trains on time some times |
| Generally unhealthy street/cheap food | Generally healthy street/cheap food |
| Little regard to wealth of history or traditional culture | Little regard to wealth of history or traditional culture |
| No sugar in iced tea | Tons of sugar in iced tea |
| Frown | Smile |
| Polite because of social rules | Politeness comes from the heart |
| Cold and distant | Warm and friendly |
Posted on: April 23rd, 2008
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April 23rd, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Thanks for the comparison thoughts…have not yet been to
Japan, but can certainly agree with the Thai traits!!!
Love, Mom
May 6th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
the train reminds me of the ‘T’
NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!