In Japan...

• The sun is red.
• The moon is yellow.
• The traffic light is blue.
• People don't hand money to the cashier, they put it down on a tray for the cashier to pick up.
• People don't make eye contact with strangers on the street, let alone say hello.
• Slurping ramen isn't just polite, it is the only way to eat ramen.
• Fruit is expensive and each one is perfect. No touching unless you're buying.
• Cigarettes and beer are sold in vending machines.
• Living with one's family until marriage, even past the age of thirty, is common. It also creates a lot of disposable income that boosts the market for gadgets and clothes.
• Walking while eating is rude.
• Fixed Do solfege is taught in schools and every child plays the recorder.