Comments by "Seven Proxies" (@sevenproxies4255) on "Why You Should Be Punctual In Japan | ASIAN BOSS" video.

  1. I always try to be punctual. But it's hard sometimes when buses and trains are so extremely unreliable. Japan is at the forefront of this. They beg for forgiveness for an error in the time schedule of 20 seconds. In my country, they flat out write on the time tables that buses and trains may arrive around 5 minutes early or 5 minutes later than the listed time in the schedule. And that's considered a "normal" everyday error. Sometimes they're held up for several hours if you're really unlucky. But if that happens, then naturally you call or text the people you're supposed to meet and tell them what happened. Even though the Japanese deem punctuality to be important, I don't think they would consider it reasonable to depart several hours on beforehand just to guarantee that you don't get screwed over by tardy train or bus traffic.
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  2. Well, at least they don't demand you to perform harakiri or yubitsume for running late. :/
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