It has to be Japan
Pushing granny aside
Joining an international chorus, elderly Japanese often grouse that public-etiquette standards have fallen precipitously. They now have a martyr for their cause. After a 65-year-old woman admonished Akimi Odajima, aged 22, for putting on her makeup on a train platform in Hiroo station, Ms Odajima allegedly pushed her critic against a subway train moving at 35km per hour. The older woman suffered several broken bones in her chest. Traditionally in Japan, it is considered rude to eat or apply makeup in public.
Joining an international chorus, elderly Japanese often grouse that public-etiquette standards have fallen precipitously. They now have a martyr for their cause. After a 65-year-old woman admonished Akimi Odajima, aged 22, for putting on her makeup on a train platform in Hiroo station, Ms Odajima allegedly pushed her critic against a subway train moving at 35km per hour. The older woman suffered several broken bones in her chest. Traditionally in Japan, it is considered rude to eat or apply makeup in public.
2 Comments:
Come on! The Japanese are extremely etiquette conscious people! Ask me!
If this happened, it is extremely unfortunate and a rare one at that. "It has to be Japan" would be an unfair comment.
I know the incident that you mentioned doesn't exemplify the Japanese being considerate in any way; but trust me when I say that people in most parts of the world could learn a thing or two about being polite and respectful from these little Buddhas.
:p
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