moji_irl

deadlock legit is just this now

Britain could learn a lot from Japan, but it starts with culture, not just policy. In Japan there’s a deeply ingrained sense of collective responsibility. People take pride in their environment, clean streets, no litter, respect for public space, because they see their towns and cities as a reflection of themselves. From a young age, children are taught discipline, accountability, and respect for others. They clean their own classrooms, look after shared spaces, and grow up understanding that order isn’t enforced, it’s maintained by everyone. In Britain, we’ve drifted away from that mindset. We rely on enforcement instead of shared standards, and it shows in everything from littering to low level crime.

People claim the “Japanese wait for a crosswalk even when they don’t have to” thing is an overblown myth. No. I just waited 30 seconds with an elderly couple at this cross walk, about one lane wide, at 6am with zero cars around. Happens every day in all Japanese cities (outside of central Tokyo)