itt: Americans angry they will never experience this level of empathy
Some things I hear about Japan makes me feel like we should be more like the Japanese. But then I remember what their work culture is like.
Our work culture is worse. They have some worker protections, and healthcare isn't tied to employment.
https://20somethingfinance.com/american-hours-worked-productivity-vacation/
And their justice system
Yeah, it's ruff there is the crazy work hours and then often the "mandatory" drinking parties after work. It really can put your own culture in perspective.
We do though. I've experienced it. Some kid sitting in front of me caught a foul ball from Julio Rodriguez and ran over to the dugout between innings and got him to sign it. I asked him if I could see it, then several other people wanted to see it. It got passed around a few rows of seats before making its way back to me and then the kid. Baseball fans are good fans.
I think it would only happen because a kid caught the ball
That's a genuine culture shock (compared to America at least). Is it true, is there a good source on this story?
https://nextshark.com/japanese-fans-world-baseball-classic-shohei-ohtani-home-run-ball
Dunno how good the source is (never heard of that site), but it aöso contains a video from fox sports
From the video, it looks like stadium security was involved.
Who knows about the source but I was looking to see any indication of where this was. I actually got a chance to see a baseball game at the Tokyo Dome or maybe it was a sumo event - it was so long ago. From my own experience and shallow understanding of the culture it's probably true. One of the huge motivations is the fear of bringing shame to your family which can be good and bad...it's just such a different culture and an outsider like me really can't fully appreciate or really understand because even if you spend your life there you will probably always be considered a bit of an outsider. And the Tom Selleck movie Mr. Baseball is actually pretty good.
The culture shock is someone thinking this wouldn't happen in the vast majority of societies lol
The weird thing to me is I can understand wanting the baseball as a collectors item, but why would you want to look at it for 5 seconds when there’s an actual game going on? You could see the ball in the air and in your hand, it’s going to look just like an other baseball. It’s not even signed yet (if she even managed to get it signed)
That's a good question.
Japan is another world. When I was traveling there, I remember seeing dots on the highways so as to space your interval with the car in front of you. Another person in my group started laughing because that would be ignored in the US but the guy driving was confused and couldn't fathom not following that rule. He was like, "why wouldn't you do that?"
Cause America is the land of the selfish.
That's a funny way to spell Earth.
EDIT: I meant that this isn't just a US problem. There are way too many selfish people worldwide, and they are one of the many reasons we still haven't made proper steps to avoid an ecological disaster. I don't really get the downvotes.
America has not yet been nuked
They have those dots on the road in some parts of PA, specifically around Lancaster. Some people follow the 2 dot rule there, but most I've seen do not.
Where 99.8% of trials result in conviction 😅 I'd be making damn sure that ball made it back too.
That of course is because of the high shame/snitch culture and the fact that the police can hold you indefinitely and force confessions. Conviction rates that high often have many false positives too.
https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/japans-hostage-justice-system/
https://www.vox.com/world/2015/12/13/9989250/japan-crime-conviction-rate
It may be a nice police state but imo I wouldn't want to live under those rules. Maybe a visit if I ever have money but yeah.
Iirc part of the reason the conviction rate is so high is because either A) it's a relatively minor infraction and person apologizes, claims it was a misunderstanding, accident, cultural differences, ignorance, etc and is then released, or B) they don't think there's enough evidence to convict, so they don't even bother taking it to court.
The Japanese people are disciplined people.
plot twist: was not the same ball
if someone took it they wozld have been shamed by everone around i think that would happen in most cultures hinestly
in most cultures the ball wouldn't be passed around at all
I don't exactly understand what is remarkable here. But maybe that is because I'm not from the USA.
As an American I'm surprised it found it's way back to her
my comment didn't make sense...was think comment right below this...
"Basedball" is a very fitting typo for this particular story 😁
It's likely a side-effect of it being translated as Gairaigo then back to English. It's so common there are lots of interesting and funny examples all over the Japan and is referred to as "jinglish".
I love it 😂! See also engrish.com, containing such classics as a clothing retailer named Store My Ducks and a sign proclaiming that you are for sale at the ticket counter 😁
Germany, but in Asia.
Yea..not quite. I lived in Germany and my bike got stolen twice.
Those countries should team up. They'd probably take over the world
. . ... wait...
There's a good YouTube video (this one, I think) that discusses how Germany and Japan were pretty much only allies on paper and they did very little to support each other's war efforts.
Nah germany may seem organized and disciplined from outside but except for all the paperwork and the laws and norms that go into every detail it's just as every other country (obviously some cultural difference is to be expected)
Certainly two of the countries of all time.
One of the highlights of my life was having a chance to live with a family in the Tokyo suburbs - in Akitsu Higashimurayama. Miss them so much. お母さん に 会いたい な～
That's insane
It's based....ball after all
It's a mass-produced ball. Hit by by a guy who hits nummerous balls daily.
