Quick Revision
| Japan | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Source book | The Land of the Rising Yen | How to Tango |
| Main trait | exquisite courtesy; mania for bowing | leisurely, beauty-loving; speed-mad at the wheel |
| Key example | open telephones - "a man's telephone-receiver is his castle" | black mosaic pavements of Copacabana |
| Contradiction | polite bowing, then shoving at the bus-stop | expensive cars multiply by leaps and bounds |
| Comic anecdote | the bowing deer of Nara snatches the food-bag | "How? I was born on this side!" |
| Other details | bowing girls; Tokaido Line conductors; soup noise | drivers hunt pedestrians; Avenida Presidente Vargas |
[Exam Tip] — Keep the places straight: Tokyo, Osaka, Nara, Tokaido - Japan; Copacabana, Avenida Presidente Vargas - Brazil.