By the way this is a white nationlist perspective on japan     One thing i miss the most about japan (since ive been in US in school but im going back in january), is that the people tend to be a bit more rude here, even workers at stores. I also miss that say in japan if you lost something its rare it would get stolen, in fact someone would turn it into a lost in found. WHile here i have to worry about walking late at night and getting robed. I would agree that Japan is on average much safer and that store workers are much politer. Then again, you are fortunate enough not to have blacks and hispanics added into the equation and I think that the US would be a much more safe place if they were removed from society. The level of service would certainly increase as well as having the mud people around tends to lower standards and expectations for everybody. The exception would be that I find waitstaff at restaurants in the US to be better than their Japanese counterparts (as they work for tips) and are more attentive.    You do have your fair share of chikan or molestors on the trains and peeping Toms are rather prevalent as well.    What I would say though is that there seems to be no golden rule in Japan. The nice and polite clerk in the store might be the same jerk that treats you like crap on the street or on the train. Things in Japan seemed to focus on the relative rather than the absolute.