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    Even After X amount of years in Japan I'll never get used to____

    I am sorry but you are being disingenuous here. You specifically said that it isn't true what Juliet said which I quote was: "I heard most women who give birth here have no option for epidural or pain relief.". But given the figures I provided you, she was actually right and you are wrong. From...
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    Even After X amount of years in Japan I'll never get used to____

    I am afraid this is utterly flat wrong. Here is an article from 2017 about this issue with telling figures: https://www.tokyoreview.net/2017/08/japan-numbers-birth-painful-japan/ And Japan being Japan, I hardly believe it has changed since then.
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    Daily WHO Reports for the Coronavirus Outbreak (Link)

    We can't say which country is doing OK or not because they simply are not facing the same situations. Forget about the number of infected people since it's difficult to compare between countries with different testing policies, forget about the number of deaths, again because the comparison is...
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    Daily WHO Reports for the Coronavirus Outbreak (Link)

    I am sorry but this is a load of nonsense. Claiming that Japan is doing the same as South Korea is just flat wrong. South Korea policy has been to test the largest amount of people they can in order to detect asymptotic people and isolate them. Japan is not doing that whatsoever. This is not...
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    What about La bise (greeting kisses on cheeks) in Japanese office scenes?

    Well it depends. In bourgeois cercles or when the person is not well known, yes a real kiss is not done, rather a mimic of a kiss. But among friends, in informal situations or in relaxed circumstances, a real kiss is made on the cheeks. Concerning the rest of your interrogations, no offense...
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    What about La bise (greeting kisses on cheeks) in Japanese office scenes?

    I wouldn't generalize by saying that French people find it awkward at the office. Some people may find it cumbersome but usually the majority of people are fine doing "la bise" even at work. And there isn't a written rule about it so it's often the case that some people who go along well with...