Brenda in Japan

Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brenda McKinney is an American living and working in the Kansai region of Japan. This is an account of her life and adventures among the fine people of Nihon.

Friday, June 05, 2009

Internationalization

I find it funny how some foreigners straight up expect other countries to conform to their home-culture's standards, and then get frustrated, upset, disappointed and sometimes even angry when it doesn't happen. Especially Americans. You would think international travel would help provide exposure and help alleviate this problem. *sigh*

Whether the current approach is working or not, I have to give Japan props for at least trying to educate and/or internationalize (and at a grass-roots level) to help avoid such misinterpretations.

1 Comments:

  • At 2:24 AM, Blogger Cassie said…

    I totally agree! :)

    Love reading your blog Brenda!
    xoxo

     

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