>>117367
>Chinese women are also open minded when it comes to spirituality. I'd say a large percentage of them have some sort of belief in spirits. One woman told me that she was afraid she would face punishment for not being able to make an offering to her dead father. I have never met a white girl who says such things.

Not Jap but this is true where I live as well. I have met plenty of people who never bring up religion, and I think they must be atheist, but then they surprise me by saying something very spiritual or superstitious. I've even met openly gay guys who talk about wanting to 'do right by God' in a very earnest way. The only girl I've met who was an unapologetic atheist was half-white and raised by her Irish mother, go figure...

>>117322
>In a guilt based society, it doesn't matter as much if society thinks you are right, as long as you inwardly know you are right.

>In Japan, it doesn't matter so much what kind of pr0nz you fap! fap! fap! to, as long as you can keep your role as a functioning member of society, maintain your "face" - your honour.

Another bit I can relate to. I live in a more shame based culture, and I think this kind of mentality actually leads to a bit less moral crusading in general. Basically because sticking your neck out to prove how right you are is considered retarded compared to trying to get along with society and express your eccentricities more privately.I've observed this docile tendency throughout my life, but I remember a certain criminal case really brought it home for me:

There was some gay activist kiled here, and the case got some pretty high profile attention because it was very gruesome and shrouded in mystery. Foreign media even dipped their toes in because there was a gay rights angle to be exploited.

There was for a time some speculation (largely driven by foreign media.)that a gang of homophobic attackers did it, in order to discourage gay activism, and the gay rights sect was up in arms. I remember there was a certain expectant quality to some of the discussion about it; basically if a band of homophobes did it, it would be kind of a Stonewall moment, and thus justify more militant activism. In an anticlimactic twist, there were no homophobes involved; he'd been killed by a jilted lover.

But this conclusion to the case made perfect sense to me. For it to have been a homophobic killing would have implied perpetrators with a certain self-righteous morality about them; people with a crusader mentality who feel specially chosen to fight perceived evil in society-- and that doesn't describe the people of my country by a longshot.