When i arrived in Japan 3 short months ago, i was impressed that even the workers who drove the airplane boarding dock thing would bow to the passengers as they filed past. They would even say "thank you very much".
When i arrived in Vancouver yesterday, the guy who was driving the airplane boarding tunnel was leaning up against the wall just beside his controls. He was looking down at the floor, ignoring all the passengers. I could almost physically hear his thoughts: only 20 minutes till break...man, i hate this job.
It seems that the Japanese take it upon themselves to put their entire being behind any job they are given, even if that job is just to stand outside a little 100 yen shop handing out free advertisement tissues. Perhaps some think they hate their jobs too, but you sure don't notice it. Can we learn something from this? Though, i do hear that so much Western influence is changing this in the younger generations...
I shouldn't say too much. I'm going to be coasting for a while.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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I've noticed the same thing in Thailand. And I really genuinely feel here, that they just find it's easier to be happy. It takes a lot of effort to be miserable, but smiling and laughing makes anything easier to cope with. Makes sense doesn't it? Why hasn't this concept caught on where we live?
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