According to some Japanese I know, that's true in some ways, but not every place in Japan has that vibe. But I'd surely go print out a bunch of business cards if I ever had to meet a businessman from there, just in case.KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
i did not like japan very much tbh. It's very clean and neat but as you touched on, it's very anachronistic in their way of doing a lot of things, especially business dealings. And severely lacking in english, which sucks if you don't know the local language. I found that while not overtly rude, they are closed-minded and judgemental in a lot of daily interactions. I haven't spent a lot of time in Japan though, and have only been around Tokyo, so my experience is not by any means exhaustive.
Koreans like to work hard and party hard. You will see old men in suits shitfaced at 4am on a weekday, only to have them show up to work at 7am and knock 12 hours of work out. It's kind of insane, and, like Japan, they respect their seniors to the point that the junior staff will not leave the office until their bosses or big bosses do. They also love to add corn and sugar to their street food.
I don't know how things are in Korea, but I don't think I've ever met a Korean (at least locally) who responded to my attempts at uttering a few things from the language with anything like contempt. Seems like a friendly thing to learn. Contrast to English speakers in America turning their noses up at funny accents or anything foreign.
