Yes. It's funny that this book seems to assume that being alone is a special modus operandi, a brave "new" experience, whereas that is a natural state for us living in Europe or in the States. However, in general, many countries in Asia, Africa, Middle East take it for granted that individuals live as part of a social "group" (in a way, an imposed community) and doing something by oneself could be "taboo" ... Japan is gradually departing from this collective modus operandi of Asian society
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@@son4386 Yes, that's right, that's what I've noticed after interacting with people from 30 different countries. I don't know if it's the right topic to talk about here, but I think it has something to do with the historical background. I realized that the victorious and defeated nations have completely opposite values in education and life. I didn't realize it until I left Japan.