I often read that people in Japan often have emotional attachment to gadgets and robots.

But I cannot recall something about cars. Do you know if emotional attachment to cars is a thing in Janan?

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    1 year ago

    A drivers license is hard to get in Japan unless a rich bad driver is trying on the same day.

    The safety and inspections are at such a high standard that it is rare to see a car older than 10 years old on the road in Japan.

    Under heavy costs like this, sentiment in objects is one of the first things to go, so only the car otakus are emotionally attached to their cars

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      A drivers license is hard to get in Japan unless a rich bad driver is trying on the same day.

      How does this work?

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        1 year ago

        From a story from family: he failed the driving test. He went to go again and passed and in the waiting area there were people talking about a professional athelete that was indirectly “going to pass no matter what” so this relaxed standard applied for that entire day.