I don't like to do comparative articles (or do I?), but I found it on the site Quora a gigantic comment from an American who possibly lives in Japan on this subject, I found it very interesting and decided to share it with you in the form of an article.
The discussion asked whether there is a moral compass among the Japanese. Some believe that for the lack of a religion that believes in the bible, the moral values don't exist.
The following comment involves a moral comparison between Japan and the United States, but it may also apply to Brazil and other countries. It is clear that the comment written by the author Don Murray has a critical tone against his homeland... Just like the other comments in the same post. Quora were saying that Japan does not have a moral compass.
So instead of criticizing my article just because it expresses a different opinion from yours, go argue with the commenter... I prefer to look at the good things and not the bad things, the only thing I want from negative people is distance...
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Japan vs United States
Japan does not have a government that is closely tied to some religion (like most governments that are tied to Catholicism) that makes codes of morals and conduct. Fortunately, there is a law and order that keeps the Japanese in line at all times. These rules are instilled in children from an early age.
There's a very strong sense of right and wrong, there aren't a huge number of busybodies ready to stick their noses in yours and talk about your mistakes and failures. In Japan, violent crime is relatively rare.
Compared to the US, Japan couldn't be a safer place to be. People do not own firearms. There are no gangs, carjackings or crazies with rifles shooting schools or stores.
There are no dangerous places you can't go even in broad daylight. You won't see countless meth dealers, drug addicts looking like zombies everywhere. You won't find a bunch of red-eyed freaks waving assault rifles in the air and protesting the government.
You won't find the massive income inequality that is so prevalent in other supposedly more "moral" countries. A CEO of a company earns 5.000$ per hour, while janitors are paid with salary miserable would be an obscenity in Japan.
Nor are there tens of millions of people without health insurance as there are in the United States. In Japan you don't see people dying because they can't afford the high prices of medicine.
E if you lose your wallet in your country, what are the chances of you getting it back? In Japan, there is a good chance that you can recover in the same place and without losing anything. When disaster strikes in many western countries, looting and theft begins. Not in Japan!
Not to mention that the Japanese are generally very friendly and welcoming to foreign visitors. Japan's customer service will make you feel let down after you return home, with anger at how you are mistreated in your own country. (I felt this way)...
It is also worth remembering the countless things that the Japanese do for others, but that are hidden because bragging and standing out for a deed is not part of Japanese culture.
Obviously in Japan not everything is flowers
To conclude, the American added, since many take it literally...
This does not mean that Japan is a utopia! There is a very strong nationality mentality in Japan, so much so that if disaster strikes in another country, Japan will be one of the last to help.
The suicide rate is also somewhat high, there is often no way out for people who fall into the depression of losing a career or a spouse. And some people's notions of "equality" and "justice" can get extremely strange, as there is also a strong envy complex in society.
The Japanese social and equality mentality makes many different people feel excluded and suffer from my treatment.
So, in short, the Japanese don't want someone with a moral compass of their own, they want someone who conforms to the same moral compass that everyone else has.
