Comments on: Japan: Kids these days

By: kari

kari — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:23:40 +0000

I am a sixteen year old girl and I live in England. I do not agree with the statement that all young people are rude and noisy. I also disagree that it is just young people. Face it. People are like that. You DO get rude people and polite people no matter what the age! You also get people that are never happy, no matter how the world changes!

The man that hit that girl…did he tell her to be quiet first? I maybe would have understood more if she was being disrespectful. To me though, just lashing out at her because he wanted some quite is 1) selfish and 2) violent!

What has happened to manners?!

Plus half of the “noisy people” aren’t as bad as you think. If people talked to each other and politely asked if they could keep it down, I am sure a lot of the time, they would.

I have always been taught to respect elders. However,the younger generations are constantly being criticised and I think it’s discusting. Everyone was young once and everyone will be old too.

I feel that the man kicking that girl deserved to be arrested. People like him sound like a danger to society. I mean…hahah! People moan about the younger generation. Well, the older generations are the ones who made us who we are! It’s their fault. I think they all deserve a spanking if you ask me! xx heh! xx

But whatever, I think everyone should learn some respect. The elderly and the young. Neither are better off than the other.

By: adam

adam — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:25:35 +0000

I could possibly understand the girl getting a clip round the ear for causing a racket on her phone, but a kick is simply assault. Glad the police arrested him.

Most of the complaints about these youngsters seem to involve them getting in the way. What’s wrong with a polite smile and an “Excuse me, please”?

By: Chris Salzberg

Chris Salzberg — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:14:34 +0000

Luke: Very glad you like the post! Yes the social dynamics in Japanese blogs says something important I think about Japan in general. I’m always surprised what I find.

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links for 2007-11-23 « Chatquah and Galoshes — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:23:23 +0000

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By: Luke Razzell

Luke Razzell — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:37:19 +0000

Chris, I’m so glad to have found your posts – my Japanese has been languishing for the last few years, along with my knowledge of contemporary Japan. Reading your excellent translations and commentary along with the original excerpted Japanese posts is just the thing to ease me back into nihongo.

This particular post itself reminded me just how different the social dynamics and mores of both tradional and contemporary Japan are from (a) one another and (b) my own English culture.

BTW, I found you via fellow GV-er Jose Murilo Junior on my company’s facebook app, Blog Friends:

http://apps.facebook.com