No offense taken. There are just a lot of untrue stereotypes about the Japanese and I try to dismiss these whenever I hear them being propogated. For example most Americans think that Japanese high school students are much better than American students and are always studying because they go to cram school when they get out of regular school. Well, teaching over here I have found that the reason a lot of kids go to cram school is because they don't study in class, school is just a place to socialize for them, and cram school is where they go to learn what they should have learned in school. Also, at the school I teach at 20% is a passing grade and a lot of the students are really happy when they get that.

That isn't to say that I thought you were propogating a stereotype about Japanese knowing how to celebrate. (If that is a stereotype it's the first time I've heard it) It just seemed like the same kind of situation where one piece of information would lead to a logical conclusion, which doesn't happen to be the case.

If you look at my post even, it could be interpreted as me propogating the stereotype of the hard working Japanese businessman. However, just because they are at work doesn't mean that they are working. Since they have to stay if their supperiors stay, a lot of them are sleeping during regular working hours and working hard to look busy after hours.