I studied in Tokyo from 2010 to 2014 and noticed a lot of cultural differences between Japan and my country so to deal with my culture shock, I started creating comic strips about them. I hope my comics will help more foreigners like myself understand Japan and the Japanese people better, as well as increase awareness about some changes in behavior we might have to make when we visit.
These comic strips were selected from a collection of over 300 that I created between 2012 and 2015 and posted on my Facebook page. I also compiled these illustrations into two books: "Eva, Kopi and Matcha" and "Eva, Kopi and Matcha 2.0" which are available on Amazon and other eBook platforms (Kindle, iBooks, Google Books, Kobo).
These comic strips were selected from a collection of over 300 that I created between 2012 and 2015 and posted on my Facebook page. I also compiled these illustrations into two books: "Eva, Kopi and Matcha" and "Eva, Kopi and Matcha 2.0" which are available on Amazon and other eBook platforms (Kindle, iBooks, Google Books, Kobo).
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#1 Amazing Clean Toilets
321points
#2 No Service Charge And Tips
266points
#3 Eating Noodles
Slurping noodles to eat in Japan is perfectly fine and it is said that they will taste better too.
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#4 Station Masters
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#5 Picking Up Your Own (And Others) Trash
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#6 Baths
Japanese enjoy taking hot baths too, especially hot spring baths. (monkeys are there for humor, you won't get to dip with any, sorry!)
219points
#7 Japanese Service
208points
#8 Toilets
The toilets are always wet in Malaysia and there's always no toilet papers.
203points
#9 Fruits
Anybody bought the expensive Japanese fruits before? Like the melon or the insanely priced grapes...
201points
#10 The Last Stop
If you fall deep asleep on the bus in the US, it may be your last stop...
197points
#11 Vending Machines
There are vending machines almost everywhere, even at places where life-forms doesn't seem to exist.
192points
#12 Celebrating Christmas
Strangely Japanese celebrates Christmas not with turkey and ham, but with KFC...
191points
#13 Curry
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#14 Clean And State-Of-The-Art Japanese Toilets
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#15 Smartphones
You can't turn off camera shutter sound on Japanese smartphones due to privacy and upskirt photo taking.
177points
#16 Tattoos
If the tattoo is small, it can be covered with plaster to enter into the public bath houses or swimming pool.
170points
#17 Getting Off The Train
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#18 Kids After Finishing Their Food
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#19 Active Elderly
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#20 Seven Wonders Of Japanese
The 7th wonder can be found on my FB or blog.
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