Anyone have experience with Japan

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i just came from japan. lived 3 years in okinawa. never made it to tokyo. yes they are very polite, and shy. from what i experienced, they do not all speak english. and communication is very hard. pick up a jap lingo book and try to learn some common phrases. majority of their common words now are english, but with a japanese twist. like taxi is tekusi. toilet is toyreto. beer is beeru. and so on.

i highly encourage visiting japan. just remember though. not all japanese love cars, so you have to find the right people to show you the cool places to see their car culture.