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How do men treat treat women in Japan and vice versa? |
Travel Info How do men treat treat women in Japan and vice versa? Travel Tips Japanese culture has very clearly defined roles for men and women. This has been true for hundreds of years, though some of it has changed dramatically through the last 60 years, some other things stay stubbornly the same. The following do not apply to All Japanese men... just what I observed growing up in Japan. 1. Japanese men expect women to be feminine. We Japanese women have many words we can't use because it is seen as being too masculine. We often speak in a higher tone of voice in public to sounds more feminine. We have to dress like a woman in public: In the US I would wear sweat pants and a jacket to buy groceries, I would never dare do that in Japan. 2. Japanese men expect women to be caring, nurturing. In other words, we have to do the cooking, cleaning, and all other house chores. Recently however this view is beginning to change, as more women are joining the work force, some men are beginning to realize that they need to help out in the home as well. Though overall this number is probably lower than in the West. 3. Japanese men expect women to stay at home to take care of the kids. Well, this is not just an expectation from Japanese men, overall social pressure in Japan makes mothers feel guilty for working when they have young kids. 4. Japanese men feel that their main responsibility in marriage is being the bread winner. This means that they pay for dinner and expenses during a date. And that they work hard at the office, but don't need to do any chores at home. But again, this is changing recently since more women are working. I agree that Fumiaki does have the best answer so far. However, this is such a complex issue, making it impossible to address it with a short answer. But one thing that is certain, don't generalize and say that ALL Japanese men act a certain way. Japanese men are NOT ALL chauvinistic, they DON'T ALL force their wives to stay at home, nor do they ALL walk in front of their wives when in public. Others considering the fact that women's rights are so low and the such a giant ratio of men compared to women, men are gods and women are things. Do you think that all met in Japan treat women the same way? And vice versa? Some men in Japan worship all women and treat them with incredible respect. Some hate women and abuse them. There are also guys in between who do both and neither. And vice versa. in public the man walks in front of the women, in the house the women rules. men and women are rarely seen together in public. m Like any other woman, any where in the world. With kindness and attention... ..flowers and chocolates... ..and when the don't put out, you move on to the next one.. No no just kidding. I read that a lot men treat their wives like their own mothers.I don't know why but the birth rate is very low in Japan. |
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