I don’t like writing comparative articles (or do I?), but I found on the site Quora a huge comment from an American who possibly lives in Japan about this topic, I found it very interesting and decided to share it with you in the form of an article.
The discussion asked whether there is a moral com among the japoneses. Some believe that due to the lack of a religion that believes in the Bible, moral values do not exist.
The following comment involves a comparison of morality between Japan and the United States, but it can also serve as a criticism for Brazil and other countries. It is clear that the comment written by the author Don Murray has a critical tone against his homeland... Just like the other comments in the same post on Quora were saying that Japan does not have a moral com.
So instead of criticizing my article just because it expresses a different opinion from yours, you're going to argue with the commenter... I prefer to look at the good things and not the bad things, the only thing I want from negative people is distance...
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Japan vs United States
Japan does not have a government that is closely tied to some religion (like most governments that are tied to Catholicism) that makes codes of morals and conduct. Fortunately, there is a law and order that keeps the Japanese in line at all times. These rules are instilled in children from an early age.
There's a very strong sense of right and wrong, there aren't a huge number of busybodies ready to stick their noses in yours and talk about your mistakes and failures. In Japan, violent crime is relatively rare.
Compared to the US, Japan couldn't be a safer place to be. People do not own firearms. There are no gangs, carjackings or crazies with rifles shooting schools or stores.
There are no dangerous places you can't go even in broad daylight. You won't see countless meth dealers, drug addicts looking like zombies everywhere. You won't find a bunch of red-eyed freaks waving assault rifles in the air and protesting the government.
You will not find the huge income inequality that is so prevalent in other countries that are supposedly more "moral". A CEO of a company earning 5.000$ per hour, while cleaners are paid with salaries miserable would be an obscenity in Japan.
Nor are there tens of millions of people without health insurance as there are in the United States. In Japan you don't see people dying because they can't afford the high prices of medicine.
And if you lose your wallet in your country, what are the chances of getting it back? In Japan, there is a good chance of recovering it in the same place and without losing anything. When a disaster occurs in many Western countries, looting and theft begin. Not in 日本!
Without mentioning that the Japanese are generally very friendly and welcoming to foreign visitors. Japan's customer service will make you feel disappointed when you return home, feeling angry at how you are treated in your own country. (I felt this way)...
It is also worth ing the countless things that the Japanese do for others, but that are hidden because bragging and standing out for a deed is not part of Japanese culture.
Obviously in Japan not everything is flowers
To conclude, the American added, since many take it literally...
This does not mean that Japan is a utopia! There is a very strong nationality mentality in Japan, so much so that if disaster strikes in another country, Japan will be one of the last to help.
The suicide rate is also somewhat high, there is often no way out for people who fall into the depression of losing a career or a spouse. And some people's notions of "equality" and "justice" can get extremely strange, as there is also a strong envy complex in society.
The Japanese social and equality mentality makes many different people feel excluded and suffer from my treatment.
So, in short, the Japanese don't want someone with a moral com of their own, they want someone who conforms to the same moral com that everyone else has.
