Comments on: In Focus: Japanese CEOs http://www.geishablog.com/culture/in-focus-japanese-ceos/ Journey to Perfection Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gaku http://www.geishablog.com/culture/in-focus-japanese-ceos/comment-page-1/#comment-4895 Gaku Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.geishablog.com/?p=656#comment-4895 I think is a good example of how the Japanese value modesty in all things and shun gratuitous displays of one's wealth or education etc. It also illustrates how being seen to fit in and be part of the crowd are also important in japanese society. For a CEO to travel to work on public transport is like saying "look, I'm just like everyone else." I think is a good example of how the Japanese value modesty in all things and shun gratuitous displays of one’s wealth or education etc. It also illustrates how being seen to fit in and be part of the crowd are also important in japanese society.

For a CEO to travel to work on public transport is like saying “look, I’m just like everyone else.”

]]> By: Geko http://www.geishablog.com/culture/in-focus-japanese-ceos/comment-page-1/#comment-4889 Geko Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:38:55 +0000 http://www.geishablog.com/?p=656#comment-4889 I think this is a good example of how the Japanese value modesty, where gratuitous displays of one's wealth, or knowledge etc. are frowned upon, and illustrates also their wish to "fit in" or to be seen as just "one of the crowd." Using public transport to get to work is like saying, "look I'm just like everyone else - nothing special." I think this is a good example of how the Japanese value modesty, where gratuitous displays of one’s wealth, or knowledge etc. are frowned upon, and illustrates also their wish to “fit in” or to be seen as just “one of the crowd.”

Using public transport to get to work is like saying, “look I’m just like everyone else – nothing special.”

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