Originally Posted by KhanArtisT

I've found that most Americans find it hard to concentrate or focus on just one hobby/interest/passion, as in we'd rather be social and have other random hobbies or find ways to be unproductive like video games, drinking, entertainment, etc. and live with having a crappy (think cubicle) job because it makes us money (which we spend on being unproductive). This is why we don't make good cars, and (probably) design them so they break in a certain amount of time and design them so they're harder to work on just to make more money in the end (because building production cars isn't our real passion, its other random ****); since we all know most Americans no matter what will buy American cars out of "pride" for their country and to put money back into it. Whereas say Japanese/foreign people will dedicate their entire life and existence to whatever they like to do, in this instance it would be cars. This is why our social system is advanced, women are treated equally (in Japan they're not), and we have some of the best entertainers in the world as far as music and movies go. To get an idea of this, just watch a car and driver episode, then an option video and compare the drivers' physical appearance, humor, etc. And when you consider the size of Japan (knowing its 50% of US population) and its accomplishments (cars, electronics, robotics, etc.) vs. ours, it gives you an idea of just how "productive" they really are.

Not to say that one country is better or worse, more like this is the way we choose to live (or is it...?) Some people would argue that having just one passion can make you miss out on other fun (unproductive) things to do, but how true is this? Suck at everything or be good at one thing and only one?

Now this is where the ignorance comes in. Because we're not used to people having just one passion that they take very seriously, there is conflict. I can say "I was racing on a deserted (public) back road last night" and it would be completely different from a typical American saying the same thing. So the reaction would be something like "OMG ARE YOU SERIOUS YOU COULD'VE KILLED SOMEONE!! WHAT IF A DOG RAN OUT BLAH BLAH" when the person has absolutely NO clue as to how much precaution I could've taken before engaging in an unlawful, risky and dangerous act. The reason for this is because it is uncommon for a "typical" American to be interested in engaging in this type of activity enough to take what seem to be tedious, costly and downright ridiculous precautions or planning because we'd rather spend that time on being unproductive (see examples above). Tokyo is one of the safest big cities in the world, and even with the HUGE street (highway or mountain) racing scene there I would laugh at the statistics of vehicle crashes per year vs. the United States'.

I don't mean to offend anyone and I hope I don't. This is my opinion on this country after living here for 7 years and a LOT of it is nothing but assumptions so feel free throw out your opinions or criticism.

Originally Posted by KhanArtisT

I've found that most Americans find it hard to concentrate or focus on just one hobby/interest/passion, as in we'd rather be social and have other random hobbies or find ways to be unproductive like video games, drinking, entertainment, etc. and live with having a crappy (think cubicle) job because it makes us money (which we spend on being unproductive). This is why we don't make good cars, and (probably) design them so they break in a certain amount of time and design them so they're harder to work on just to make more money in the end (because building production cars isn't our real passion, its other random ****); since we all know most Americans no matter what will buy American cars out of "pride" for their country and to put money back into it. Whereas say Japanese/foreign people will dedicate their entire life and existence to whatever they like to do, in this instance it would be cars. This is why our social system is advanced, women are treated equally (in Japan they're not), and we have some of the best entertainers in the world as far as music and movies go. To get an idea of this, just watch a car and driver episode, then an option video and compare the drivers' physical appearance, humor, etc. And when you consider the size of Japan (knowing its 50% of US population) and its accomplishments (cars, electronics, robotics, etc.) vs. ours, it gives you an idea of just how "productive" they really are.

Not to say that one country is better or worse, more like this is the way we choose to live (or is it...?) Some people would argue that having just one passion can make you miss out on other fun (unproductive) things to do, but how true is this? Suck at everything or be good at one thing and only one?

Now this is where the ignorance comes in. Because we're not used to people having just one passion that they take very seriously, there is conflict. I can say "I was racing on a deserted (public) back road last night" and it would be completely different from a typical American saying the same thing. So the reaction would be something like "OMG ARE YOU SERIOUS YOU COULD'VE KILLED SOMEONE!! WHAT IF A DOG RAN OUT BLAH BLAH" when the person has absolutely NO clue as to how much precaution I could've taken before engaging in an unlawful, risky and dangerous act. The reason for this is because it is uncommon for a "typical" American to be interested in engaging in this type of activity enough to take what seem to be tedious, costly and downright ridiculous precautions or planning because we'd rather spend that time on being unproductive (see examples above). Tokyo is one of the safest big cities in the world, and even with the HUGE street (highway or mountain) racing scene there I would laugh at the statistics of vehicle crashes per year vs. the United States'.

I don't mean to offend anyone and I hope I don't. This is my opinion on this country after living here for 7 years and a LOT of it is nothing but assumptions so feel free throw out your opinions or criticism.

Originally Posted by KhanArtisT

I've found that most Americans find it hard to concentrate or focus on just one hobby/interest/passion, as in we'd rather be social and have other random hobbies or find ways to be unproductive like video games, drinking, entertainment, etc. and live with having a crappy (think cubicle) job because it makes us money (which we spend on being unproductive). This is why we don't make good cars, and (probably) design them so they break in a certain amount of time and design them so they're harder to work on just to make more money in the end (because building production cars isn't our real passion, its other random ****); since we all know most Americans no matter what will buy American cars out of "pride" for their country and to put money back into it. Whereas say Japanese/foreign people will dedicate their entire life and existence to whatever they like to do, in this instance it would be cars. This is why our social system is advanced, women are treated equally (in Japan they're not), and we have some of the best entertainers in the world as far as music and movies go. To get an idea of this, just watch a car and driver episode, then an option video and compare the drivers' physical appearance, humor, etc. And when you consider the size of Japan (knowing its 50% of US population) and its accomplishments (cars, electronics, robotics, etc.) vs. ours, it gives you an idea of just how "productive" they really are.

Not to say that one country is better or worse, more like this is the way we choose to live (or is it...?) Some people would argue that having just one passion can make you miss out on other fun (unproductive) things to do, but how true is this? Suck at everything or be good at one thing and only one?

Now this is where the ignorance comes in. Because we're not used to people having just one passion that they take very seriously, there is conflict. I can say "I was racing on a deserted (public) back road last night" and it would be completely different from a typical American saying the same thing. So the reaction would be something like "OMG ARE YOU SERIOUS YOU COULD'VE KILLED SOMEONE!! WHAT IF A DOG RAN OUT BLAH BLAH" when the person has absolutely NO clue as to how much precaution I could've taken before engaging in an unlawful, risky and dangerous act. The reason for this is because it is uncommon for a "typical" American to be interested in engaging in this type of activity enough to take what seem to be tedious, costly and downright ridiculous precautions or planning because we'd rather spend that time on being unproductive (see examples above). Tokyo is one of the safest big cities in the world, and even with the HUGE street (highway or mountain) racing scene there I would laugh at the statistics of vehicle crashes per year vs. the United States'.

I don't mean to offend anyone and I hope I don't. This is my opinion on this country after living here for 7 years and a LOT of it is nothing but assumptions so feel free throw out your opinions or criticism.

Originally Posted by Brismo7

Wat?!

I think your a little loopy. What country are you from?