... having the person in front of me to give the courtesy of holding the door opened until I reach there.
Having the door almost slammed in one's face is not a great way to start a morning...
... being treated nicely by the sales assistant in the shop no matter how one appears, whether in branded or cap ayam outfit...
... greeted with salam by a stranger on the road with a cheerful smile
... clean and free public toilets everywhere
... clean and comfortable baby rooms everywhere
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OH AZ Haida,
I miss all those things too...
I was so happily surprised to be assisted by a friendly, helpful & smiling staff at Jusco Midvalley (J-Card sale semlm) that I ended up buying 3 pairs of shoes from her although I actually have no intention too.
I miss sale staff waiting in front of the changing room waiting for me and asking whether the blouse I was trying on was daijoubu and the fact she was holding another one of diff size without me asking for it. Sigh....
Basic courtsesy among our"sopan-santun" community is slowly eroding. How often do you get a thanks when you hold the lift for someone?
Clean toilets - kena masuk toilet premium aje lah... nobody seems to know how to do their "business" properly. Agaknya sebab kat rumah, bibik yg tolong basuh tandas. Huhuhu
u miss Japan:)
Saya oun amat rindu dengan "kampung" kedua saya Jepun.
Teringat saya suatu masa dulu bila saya sedang makan di Restoran Karachi di Shinjuku, saya terjumpa dengan seorang pensyarah IPTA Malaysia yang sedang membuat master di sini selama 2 tahun. Bila saya menyebut cita-cita saya untuk membawa dan menerapkan nilai-nilai murni orang Jepun di Malaysia, dia skeptikal serta berkata "Kau belum balik Malaysia boleh la cakap macam-macam. Nanti kalau kau dah balik nanti kau pun sama je jugak".
Sudah lebih 2 tahun semenjak saya pulang dari Jepun, dan kata-kata pensyarah IPTA itu terbukti ada benarnya. Tapi saya berazam untuk berubah dan berusaha merealisasikan cita-cita saya itu.
Bukan kerana saya ingin tunjukkan pada pensyarah IPTA itu bahawa dia salah, tapi kerana ianya adalah benda yang benar dan sepatutnya kita lakukan.
Mari kita beruasaha agar kita tak perlu merindui Jepun kerana perkara-perkara yang sepatutnya boleh ada di Malaysia.
Erma: yup, very much :-)
syataro: kalau tak banyak, sekadar membawa perubahan sikit sana sikit sini, pun cukup sebagai permulaan...
jya, isshoni gambaruzou!
lina: right...
right...
and right!
I can't agree more :-)
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