Book Project: The Japanese culture and its subtleties II

Consideration

The limited space and the resultant closeness which confines the people of this island country contribute to a high almost bewildering degree of consideration displayed endlessly by its citizens. It is as if everybody is a strict adherent of the golden rule and you will witness very few if any instances of impolite behavior in Japan.  It seems as if the people contemplate how their actions might impact others as well as their surroundings.  Without this orientation, Tokyo, one of the biggest cities of the world would look like a garbage dump.  If compared to London, New York, Berlin or Istanbul, Tokyo is one of the cleanest of the large cities that I have seen.  Surprisingly, the people who live here accomplish this enviable standard of cleanliness even though public trash cans are rare because of the widespread fear of terrorist activity.