http://jameswynn.com/2006/08/illusions-of-japan-dispelled/ Technology, Programming, Games, Religion, Rants Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://jameswynn.com/2006/08/illusions-of-japan-dispelled/comment-page-1/#comment-313 RisingSunofNihon Mon, 07 Aug 2006 01:10:01 +0000 http://www.jameswynn.com/2006/08/illusions-of-japan-dispelled/#comment-313 I completely agree with everthing you've said in your post! I have had the exact same experiences, and have had trouble convincing people back home (in the States) that Japan isn't as friendly, clean, or as "wired" as they think. The biggest surprise for me is the whole Internet deal. I come into contact with high school and junior high students a lot, and hardly any of them check out the Internet with any frequency. MySpace wouldn't have gotten off the ground in Japan!! I completely agree with everthing you’ve said in your post! I have had the exact same experiences, and have had trouble convincing people back home (in the States) that Japan isn’t as friendly, clean, or as “wired” as they think. The biggest surprise for me is the whole Internet deal. I come into contact with high school and junior high students a lot, and hardly any of them check out the Internet with any frequency. MySpace wouldn’t have gotten off the ground in Japan!!

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