The cleanliness of the Japanese is known worldwide. Thanks to the internet, videos of Japanese students have gone viral, as well as a memorable clip of how the JR staff clean an entire shinkansen train in . The Japanese have further left their indelible mark at world sporting events by taking their garbage away from stadiums, something unthinkable in most other countries.
So I wasn’t surprised when, while watching the IWF weightlifting championships on TV the other night, two announcers commented on a Japanese competitor’s conduct in the training room.
Announcer A: Hey look, the Japanese competitor is returning his weights to the stand.
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