I have lived in Japan and in China. An Indian here. Let me give you a no fluff answer.
Japan is more expensive than China. China is much affordable though it has its expensive pockets.
As an Indian you might face racism in both countries but while Japanese will not show it because they are polite Chinese won’t show it because they value their own face value more than the pleasure of being a racist like westerners. Though do note that in Japan you can be stopped from entering a restaurant for not being a Japanese but in China that will never happen. However this racism is nuance compared to what you face in your favourite country.
In Japan every corner, alley, area, city, village, mountain, valley is beautiful. In China the natural beauty is more at a travelling distance.
Technology wise China is making huge jumps daily while Japan has done all that long back. China has extremely high speed trains to travel around while Japan high speed trains are like a thing of the past. They have been there since before you were born. That’s a Chinese high speed train.
You will find Chinese food much more appealing than the Japanese food. Chinese food can be spicy should you want it but in Japan if you go for a spicy food they make it like a mission. Below is a levelling system which you will find in such restaurants. Know your place in this universe and order accordingly. I have tried level 6 and I stopped midway when I could go no further and I am an Indian so that’s saying something. Be wise.
China is noisy like really noisy. Japan is much calmer. Both are clean and both have their dirty areas. A dirty alley in Japan.
Both have English spoken in cities and have signs in English. You go to the countryside and you might need a translator in both the countries.
Women from two countries are very opposite of each other. Chinese girls can be snobbish but Japanese are cute even when they act snobbish. Both are amazingly beautiful though and not fat. Infact fat women are so rare in Japan that having a fat girlfriend is like a desire for some guys in Japan. There are no fat girls in China.
In Japanese restaurant leaving food in the plate is considered rude. You need to finish it up if you ordered it. In China don’t try to bargain on the prices too much. They hate it.
Both countries are safe and not like western countries safe but real safe. Nobody on the train will bother you. No one will tell you to go back to your country and no one will try to start an unasked conversation. They both value your privacy.
In terms of work culture both the countries value hard work. Respect at a work place is of paramount importance. People ask me that they have heard that there is a high work pressure there. That’s a western mentality. You finish your work more than what’s expected of you and your life is a breeze. That’s how the work is supposed to be. So if you are from a country where they stop the time of the universe for one hour just because it’s winters and you feel lazy to get up, these countries are not for you. If you don’t value work don’t even think of immigrating there. In work life balance, work comes first.
Both of these countries are known for their hospitality. Being rude is considered idiotic and not confident. Throwing attitude is considered insecure and no one will talk to you. You smile and they smile, and they will smile first.
All in all, If you act classy in both the countries you will do just fine.
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Lots of westerns are reaching out to me asking on what basis I said China and Japan are safer than their countries.
Because they are.
You simply can’t do things in these countries you considered not to be even things. I will start with something very basic, swearing for instance at every breath is just not acceptable. You might get away by adding a fuck before and after every sentence in your way of talking in your country, you do that here you will be shown the door immediately no matter it’s a personal setting or a corporate.
No, you can’t kill the thief in these countries. As a matter of fact, you can’t kill anyone no matter the reason.
Cops can’t flip your car or shoot you just because you ran a traffic signal.
And if a cop asks you to stop you stop. He asks for your ID you WILL produce.
You can’t beat your teacher or swear at her. Teachers are given the highest respect in Japan and China.
If you need guns to keep you safe then you are not safe no matter how many guns you have. There are no guns in these countries.
It’s not that these countries are zero crime countries, but they handle crime far better than yours.
In your country everything starts with attitude and ends at attitude. Here it starts with respect and ends at respect.
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