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The world's most polite country? BBC
Omotenashi is a way of life in Japan. People with colds wear surgical masks to avoid infecting others. Neighbours deliver gift-wrapped boxes of washing powder before beginning building work – a gesture to help clean your clothes from the dust that will inevitably fly about.
Staff in shops and restaurants greet you with a bow and a hearty irasshaimase (welcome). They put one hand under yours when giving you your change, to avoid dropping any coins. When you leave the shop, it’s not unusual for them to stand in the doorway bowing until you are out of sight.
Machines practice omotenashi, too. Taxi doors open automatically at your approach – and the uniformed white-gloved driver doesn’t expect a tip. Lifts apologise for keeping you waiting, and when you enter the bathroom the toilet seat springs to attention. Roadwork signs feature a cute picture of a bowing construction worker.
In Japanese culture, the farther outside one’s own group someone is, the greater the politeness shown to that person – which is why foreigners (gaijin – literally, “outside people”) are invariably astounded to find themselves accorded such lavish courtesies. “It still surprises me after nine years here,” said Spanish teacher Carmen Lagasca. “People bow when they sit next to you on the bus, then again when they get up. I’m always noticing something new.”
But omotenashi goes far beyond being nice to visitors; it permeates every level of daily life and is learned from a young age.
“Many of us grew up with a proverb,” said Noriko Kobayashi, head of inbound tourism at DiscoverLink Setouchi, a consortium that aims to create jobs, preserve local heritage and promote tourism in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. “It says that ‘After someone has done something nice for us, we should do something nice for the other person. But after someone has done something bad to us, we shouldn’t do something bad to the other person.’ I think these beliefs make us polite in our behaviour.”
So where did all this politeness come from? According to Isao Kumakura, professor emeritus at the research institute of Osaka’s National Museum of Ethnology, much of Japan’s etiquette originated in the formal rituals of the tea ceremony and martial arts. In fact, the word omotenashi, literally “spirit of service”, comes from the tea ceremony. The tea-ceremony host works hard to prepare the right atmosphere in which to entertain guests, choosing the most appropriate bowls, flowers and decoration without expecting anything in return. The guests, conscious of the host’s efforts, respond by showing an almost reverential gratitude. Both parties thus create an environment of harmony and respect, rooted in the belief that public good comes before private need.
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What do you think that “Omotenashi” (spirit of service) in japan?
Which country in the world has the most polite people?
Why do Japanese people bow?
What do you think the bowing custom in japan?
Why is being polite important? How to be polite to everyone?
How to create an environment of harmony and respect?
小燈泡&死刑必要嗎?
Taiwanese man who beheaded girl, 4, sentenced to life in jail straitstimes.com
A Taiwanese man who decapitated a four-year-old girl in public on a busy Taipei street a year ago was yesterday sentenced to life in prison for what the court called an appalling crime.
Wang Ching-yu, 34, had pleaded guilty to killing the child nicknamed "Little Lightbulb" in a crime that shocked the generally peaceful island. Prosecutors had called the crime "extremely cold-blooded" and sought the death penalty.
But judge Tsai Shou-hsun told a Taipei district court that Wang would instead be jailed for life as he had a "mental handicap".
Wearing black-framed glasses, a white T-shirt and track pants, with his head shaved, Wang remained expressionless as he listened to the verdict, responding: "I understand."
The victim's family did not release a statement following the verdict.
In the gruesome crime in March last year, Wang had grabbed the child from behind and decapitated her with a cleaver as she was riding a bicycle.
The mother, Ms Claire Wang, was about 1m away from her daughter but could not stop the killer. She said she had thought the man was approaching to help lift her daughter's bicycle.
He has not shown empathy and regret, and after assessment, the chance of committing crime again is still high.
Wang was subdued by passers-by and later arrested at the scene of the crime. Police said he had previously been arrested for drug-related crimes. He was attacked by an angry mob while in custody.
In a statement after the verdict, the court said the decision was in accordance with international human rights covenants protecting those with mental illnesses.
It said Wang had been expelled from school and had gone through drug rehabilitation, but was reclusive and isolated, developing schizophrenia and hallucinations.
Taiwan resumed capital punishment in 2010 after a five-year hiatus. Executions are reserved for serious crimes such as aggravated murder.
Some politicians and rights groups have called for its abolition, but various opinion surveys show majority support for the death penalty.
After the shocking decapitation, hundreds of Taiwanese, many dressed in black and wearing stickers reading "Death penalty is necessary", called for Wang to be executed.
The killing came less than a year after the throat of an eight-year-old girl was slit in her school restroom in Taipei. It sparked widespread public anger and fresh debate about capital punishment.
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What are your opinion about the news reported that the man who beheaded a girl sentenced to life in jail?
Do you think that "death penalty is necessary"?
Or should death penalty be abolished?
What are the ways to reduce crime?
Do you dare to fight with a murder suspect at the crime scene?
Does modern life make us feel lonely and isolated?
How to help someone with mental health problems?
