Quote Originally Posted by Teryaani View Post
I disagree. You're trying to paint North America and Western Europe as some rude, rolling fist fight and Japan as some paragon of good manners. Neither of those things are true. The reality is much more gray.
Whu? Wh.. What?

You're the one who accused someone of Nationalism (though I have no idea what Nation that player comes from, apparently you do and it's not Western) and racism against an entire hemisphere.

Not at all, I use UK/USA as the 'baseline' of tact as it's what I've grown up with. From this point I then assess whether someone is tactful or tactless based on that standard.

I am just stating that Japanese culture is one of politeness, conflict-avoidance and circumspection that results in tact. If someone asks you how you are in Japan, the only answer is 'Fine, thank you'. No other answer is acceptable because of the obligation it would put on someone else to care. If that's not tact, I don't know what is.