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Originally posted by Spanky
Yes there is some of that also. But I remember playing poker with a bunch of my friends and we were trying to figure out why none of us cheated. When you took exams in your rooms no one would ever know. I think a lot of it was it seemed really lame if no one could catch you.
Would make for an interesting psychological study.
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This is why most people on this board don't get you. Other than me, no one else here could make the above statement (except I don't have a bunch of friends).
Its like in Tokyo my first time there, a business associate was taking me to his office. He explained we needed to buy tickets for a 6-stop trip. I was familar with the DC subway magnetic readers that know where you get on and off. But the Tokyo subway just had a guy taking the tickets, he couldn't know where we got on. So I asked my associate why anyone would buy a 6 stop ticket when you clould get away with a cheaper ticket . The question didn't make sense to him- cheating was not something he considered as an option. I suspect the fact that you and I both love Japan is based upon our similar honesty.
