Human Behaviour Mysteries

Originally posted on I Read Encyclopedias for Fun:

As you may know, I live in Japan. Japan is a country where people are often very orderly, queuing in neat lines for the bus, restaurants, or the train. It’s a place where everyone apologises if they accidentally bump into someone, no matter who was at fault. It’s a place where shop staff always say thank you. Sounds so polite, doesn’t it? It’s very orderly, isn’t it?

Well, I’ll tell you something, there are certain places where this politeness...