Japanese and Korean. Trains, planes, and subways are dead quiet. People don’t talk and keep to themselves, I found it’s very quiet even in coffee shops relative to western countries. It’s considered a social faux pas to converse or be loud, especially in those confined public spaces. By comparison, Europeans are considered loud, even Scandinavians by East Asian standards.
Japanese and Korean. Trains, planes, and subways are dead quiet. People don’t talk and keep to themselves, I found it’s very quiet even in coffee shops relative to western countries. It’s considered a social faux pas to converse or be loud, especially in those confined public spaces. By comparison, Europeans are considered loud, even Scandinavians by East Asian standards.