The beauty of crooked teeth, pillows for singles and other amazing facts about Japan
Thanks to the Internet, the mysterious land of the Rising Sun has become a little closer and more accessible. For various reasons, the Japanese are very different from residents of other countries. They often surprise the world with creative ideas, amazing inventions. But few people know how much creative thinking and public recognition are valued in Japan.
If you look closely, you will find a lot of oddities that have become an integral part of the daily life of the Japanese. Perhaps the reason for this is the small territory and high population density. In Japan, every thing is functional by 200 percent or more. Residents of the mysterious country appreciate comfort, lunch rest and dryness. Learn unusual facts about Japan and the Japanese to better understand their life and worldview.
A wooded area is located northwest of the Fujiyama volcano. She has a notorious reputation. Many people call this area the suicide forest, because every year about a hundred bodies of people who took their own lives are found here.
For some reason, the backwoods forest attracts people. Local authorities are taking all possible measures to combat the sad statistics. So, on the approach to the forest there are signs with a philosophical reminder of the value of life, love, and family.
The Japanese do not burden themselves with trips to the dentist because of uneven teeth. On the contrary, crooked teeth are considered an attractive highlight. Many girls specially build up their fangs or use special pads. It is almost impossible to meet a person with braces or a Hollywood smile here.
Japan often has rainy, wet, windy weather. Practical and inventive Japanese have improved the design of the classic umbrella. Unlike European models, Japanese umbrellas are able to withstand gusts of the strongest wind without any problems. In addition, their umbrellas are very roomy, have a large "roof" and reliably protect from rain.
The Japanese are very clean. Personal hygiene is the cornerstone of the nation's health. In everyday life and in the service, there are a lot of little things to improve cleanliness. For example, toilet slippers, which are in every house. They are put on before visiting the latrine and removed after the process is completed. It is highly undesirable to enter the living rooms in toilet shoes.
Japanese dessert shocks with a variety of fillers. In addition to the usual vanilla, chocolate and fruit and berry flavors, you can enjoy ice cream with octopus, horse meat, charcoal or cactus. As they say, tastes are not disputed.
Every Japanese is ready to steal a few minutes to sleep at any time. The people here are extremely unpretentious. They know how to sleep even standing up and have invented a special "stand" for this chin. A strange device solves a lot of problems: the head will not fall, the neck will not go numb and you will sleep comfortably.
Parking spaces are a global problem. What can we say about Japan. The territory is small, there are a lot of cars. Japanese parking lots are the pinnacle of engineering. Multi-storey towers rise above the ground and go dozens of meters deep. Europeans, unlike rational Japanese, such a design will surely frighten or confuse.
Japan is a high-tech country where unusual devices are found at every step. Not all the equipment is functional. There is electronics, the only purpose of which is to satisfy human curiosity. For example, an otoscope for earwax. The Japanese love to study their body to the smallest detail. With the help of an otoscope, they can see the lumps of sulfur in their own ears.
Japanese vending machines amaze the imagination with a variety of assortment. Here you can buy an umbrella, hot fast food, clothes and a lot of useful and necessary things. In addition, the machines are available in almost every corner of the country.
Vending machines have already become a familiar attribute of residential and office blocks, remote villages and bus stops. They are even in the old monasteries and temples, which are located high in the mountains.
It is not known exactly who was the first to see the rational use of crawling babies. The Japanese dress them in special suits with furry inserts. It turns out that a small child, playing with toys on the floor, at the same time polishes the floor to shine. Practical Europeans liked an interesting trend and many have already stocked up on mops suits for kids.
In Japan, there really is a packaging film with "eternal" bubbles. The material is arranged in such a way that instead of a burst bubble, a new one is immediately inflated.
Afternoon nap is a national tradition that has safely reached our time. Just do not think that for the sake of tradition, the owners of companies equip sleeping places for daytime sleep. Most representatives of office plankton fall asleep in the workplace. Unpretentious and rational Japanese are able to switch off instantly to restore energy.
There are several volcanoes on the Japanese islands. Some of them greatly annoy the locals. So much so that they have to wear gas masks, like on Honshu Island. An active volcano has been poisoning the air there for a long time. The activity of the volcano is not uniform. Local authorities are constantly monitoring the state of the air. If the level of harmful substances becomes critically high, an alarm is triggered, which informs residents that it's time to put on gas masks.
By and large, mayonnaise in the land of the Rising Sun does not differ from the familiar product. It is noteworthy how and with what the Japanese use mayonnaise. Most often, mayonnaise is eaten with chips, pancakes, ice cream. Agree, rather unusual eating habits. Probably because the country produces mayonnaise of neutral taste, without bright flavor accents.
The Japanese care about the mental comfort of employees. For example, such a pillow will brighten up the loneliness of a man after a busy working day. After all, everyone knows that a woman is the best to help relax, get rid of emotional tension. Of course, a creative pillow will not replace a real girlfriend, but it will unobtrusively remind you that it's time to get a second half.