Japanese people follow groups. Although in this developed country all the opinions are free and our minds are supposed to be free, it seems like we are caged into some kind of category. The harmony among people are cherished, and so majority always wins. They are said to be modest, but it is more like they are scared to be outstanding. That is not either good thing or bad thing. That is just the way they are.
It is a culture that has been cultivated for more than two thousand years. If you talk to a Japanese person, you would realize that he or she sometimes have very vague expression that can be taken both yes and no. That is the sign that he or she is willing to follow the group, and usually does not express the real opinion if it would interfere the harmony. People sometimes say that the western culture where people express their mind openly is better, and some say that being modest like Japanese is good, and I think neither is right. In the middle of these extremes would be good. Japan supports peace, and western countries go for wars more often.
Is this coincidence? TV in Japan does not have as heated discussions as in western countries. I am not saying that is the reason for the wars and we should all have zero opinion, but it is sometimes good to follow the group and goes with the flow. When you listen to the western music for young people, you hear a lot about the objection to the authority and bringing it down and all. Freedom of speech, yes it is. In Japan, it is not as obvious as in western countries.
The Essay on Good Country People 2
This essay will delve into the life of Flannery O’Connor not only as it is told biographically but as her life relates and is reiterated in the stories she writes. By using O’Connor’s fiction as a backdrop to her life, the essay will focus on the bizarre characterization of the protagonists of O’Connor’s stories as much as O’Connor herself was a very unique person. Thus, O’Connor will be ...
