ignoring

perception

nose

trivia

business

texting

stress

introvert

flaking out

escapism

coping mechanism

being distracted

, in Japan, an art. In a crowded subway, you don't feel the pressure, even if you are physically close.

Did you see 'The Shining', based on Stephen King's novel' This is America at it's worst. Three people, a family, in a big hotel and still the space is too small for them and they start killing each other. In Japan, even when it is very crowded, you don't feel the pressure, even if you are physically close. This art of ignoring. In the New York subway, even when it's half full, you would have this horrifying experience of the absolute proximity of the Other. '

art of ignoring

Japan

privacy

Japanese culture

is only safely done once one thoroughly knows that thing that they wish to ignore.

You must understand a thing completely before you can safely ignore it.

ignoring, n.Trivia

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