Tissue Consumption in Japan

I think its because of all those people handing out free tissue packs everywhere ;p
That kinda stuff never happens in north america
but seriously, you can get a TON of free tissues just from collecting them in one day, never have to buy a tissue in your life.

(ID #171678) Posted on 2008/04/17 15:45

reply to sulk's comment

Yes! I still have tissue packs from my Japan trip last April.

(ID #171680) Posted on 2008/04/17 15:54

reply to SlickDog's comment

Wow, they lasted a whole year?!

(ID #171690) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:10

reply to Gammagreen_Zero's comment

LOL, wonder if this counts as oversharing, but I still have a pack from my first trip to Japan over 5 years ago. orz

(ID #171696) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:32

reply to marvin's comment

You got some given to you? I found the Pachinko advertising men giving them out on street corners wouldn't give them to me, maybe because I is gaijin or something.

In Hong Kong the 7-11 staff usually stuffed my carrier bags with freebie tissue packs, but I didn't have this happen in Japan for some reason.

(ID #171794) Posted on 2008/04/17 20:51

reply to DrGUID's comment

Here in Singapore we actually have to buy tissue. Even if it's just a pack lol. 

(ID #171893) Posted on 2008/04/18 01:38

reply to leefe's comment

Great for "number 2" emergencies while in the office or on the commute. ^^;

(ID #171695) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:30

reply to marvin's comment

Well... that depends on the frequency of several things, at least one of which is tied to the individual's gender.

(ID #171750) Posted on 2008/04/17 19:00

reply to mavadotar's comment

Maybe nosebleeds had something to do with it.

(ID #171684) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:01

reply to Panther's comment

Lol, that makes perfect sense.

(ID #171687) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:07

reply to GTR's comment

you couldn't have said it better...

(ID #171845) Posted on 2008/04/17 23:05

reply to BIGGU-gAi's comment

i'd get alot of nosebleeds in Japan

but haven't been there yet
so im going to put it to the test!

(ID #171694) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:22

reply to Hyun-Bin's comment

hanaji due to the dry cold weather or...the girls there?

(ID #171705) Posted on 2008/04/17 17:11

reply to ornehx's comment

I'm going to have to say both.

(ID #171815) Posted on 2008/04/17 21:51

reply to ハルルーユータ's comment

Sanitary is a BIG deal there. Just hoping that it comes from recycled material, or somebody gonna make a fuss about it.

(ID #171697) Posted on 2008/04/17 16:47

reply to kypmbangi's comment

So does that make me Japanese? Since it's not uncommon for me to burn three rolls of paper a day when I'm cold.

(ID #171720) Posted on 2008/04/17 17:54

reply to Zarn's comment

must wipe dolphin with hentai tissue paper:
http://www.marvinryan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_8031.JPG

(ID #171725) Posted on 2008/04/17 18:12

reply to marvin's comment

Need to get me some of those!

(ID #171818) Posted on 2008/04/17 21:52

reply to ハルルーユータ's comment

Any reason why Japanese use more tissues? LOL, please explain...

(ID #171729) Posted on 2008/04/17 18:18

reply to lostandfound's comment

Useless survey needed! *laughs*

(ID #171970) Posted on 2008/04/18 07:39

reply to D_Blade's comment

another icon change??!! i personally like this one. you're cute. 

(ID #172004) Posted on 2008/04/18 10:02

reply to Glasseyelashes's comment

Thank you. *blushes*

(ID #172011) Posted on 2008/04/18 10:13

reply to D_Blade's comment

yay, i made you blush.  :P

so, how many does this one make? 3?

(ID #172067) Posted on 2008/04/18 12:43

reply to Glasseyelashes's comment

Three? I'm a bit confused here... But I guess I should stick to one avatar... Not sure I'll keep my photo as one though (never intended for it to remain permanent).

3 as in 3 avatars. completely up to you as to what photo you use, BUT i at least got to see what the famous d_blade looks like.

Famous, eh? *laughs*
Well, since Danny has showed his face to the all of us long ago, I felt it would be a bit unfair that we would keep our faces in the darkness forever.
And it wasn't about boasting/showing off either. ^^

When I think more of it...
- The chocobo one was to show other people whether I was online of offline;
- The cetacean one was for comic relief only;
- My pic to show others who I really looked like.
Well, since people have accepted my face, I will drop the other two.
Accept?
Yes/No (Makes the same face as Yuki did in the "Day of Sagittarius III" episode when awaiting confirmation)

i read somewhere that asians are more prone to pollen allergies and stuff, so that may explain the discrepancy of the tissues used. that or we get more nosebleeds and take care of our dolphins better.

(ID #171739) Posted on 2008/04/17 18:33

reply to qingy's comment

Dolphin care. Defintely. Has to be, right? XD

(ID #171746) Posted on 2008/04/17 18:54

reply to Evil King's comment

And the nosebleed they get when they watch health-related shows.. ^^

(ID #171749) Posted on 2008/04/17 19:00

reply to Fariz Asuka's comment

It's all about the quality of Japanese health care, lol

(ID #171751) Posted on 2008/04/17 19:04

reply to mavadotar's comment

One thing.....free tissue.....you can get free bow of tissue for getting gas tank filled in Japan.....and public places...

(ID #171766) Posted on 2008/04/17 19:51

reply to Hakushaku's comment

oh wow, this post just reminded me

i have 4 packs of tissues from one of my visits to japan - like 3 years ago
=______="

maybe i should use them sometime

(ID #171775) Posted on 2008/04/17 20:27

reply to Cyberchaos's comment

maybe not only for dolphin maintenance but i guess they are that hygienic =3

(ID #171780) Posted on 2008/04/17 20:33

reply to Henry's comment

Maybe is it because J-Drama is good?

(ID #172098) Posted on 2008/04/18 13:31

reply to D_Blade's comment

hi-fiber diets perhaps? an abundant supply of recycled paper? a germ-phobic society? too many factors come into play

(ID #172107) Posted on 2008/04/18 14:12

reply to necrophadian's comment

Which is the reason for the high tissue consumption in Japan:

(A)More nosebleed
(B)More dolphin care
(C)More free tissue
(D)More allergy
(E)All of the above


^^

(ID #171787) Posted on 2008/04/17 20:41

reply to Benjamin Takeyo's comment

I went into a DVD store somewhere in Tokyo. 1 floor was for Hollywood movies etc. 6 floors were for "other genres".

Although there might be a perfectly innocent explanation, like all those cherry blossoms being a nightmare for pollen allergy sufferers.

(ID #171792) Posted on 2008/04/17 20:48

reply to DrGUID's comment

Well well, this was a suprise. I guess, they care alot more for their dolphin in Japan than in the US. Maybe that's why they live for such a long time. ^^,

(ID #171797) Posted on 2008/04/17 21:05

reply to Timotei's comment

Here is a dolphin for you =p
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/6795/img0252bom0.jpg
As you can see, dolphins are non-toxic and washable.
Unfortunately, their products will now be known as "dolphin" products from now on.

Btw, why don't they just to their thing in the bathroom?

(ID #171806) Posted on 2008/04/17 21:27

reply to raptor_cZn's comment

Sounds nosebleed-related indeed.
On a more serious but related note, did true nosebleed often when I was a kid... I was so weak-constituted back then, I wonder why. Glad it's over now.
As for tissue, I tend to steal a lot from fast food restaurants... Wait, it's free (or rather the prices of their food are high enough to take a handful of them, so I'm not really a thief in the end for that... LOL. ^^;

(ID #171839) Posted on 2008/04/17 22:56

reply to D_Blade's comment

oddly, i've never had a nose bleed, ever. is that strange?

(ID #172006) Posted on 2008/04/18 10:04

reply to Glasseyelashes's comment

You are simply lucky.

(ID #172012) Posted on 2008/04/18 10:15

reply to D_Blade's comment

Lucky or High Resistance?

(ID #172230) Posted on 2008/04/19 01:49

reply to lostandfound's comment

I have never had a nosebleed before as far as I can recall.
I don't really see how it can happen unless perhaps you bang your nose against the wall or something hard.

(ID #171849) Posted on 2008/04/17 23:12

reply to raptor_cZn's comment

Dry air, repeated irritation with lack of mucus (sorry if you're eating) are a good way to have your tiny blood vessels in the nose burst happily -> true nosebleed.
Don't worry, I know that too well.

(ID #171901) Posted on 2008/04/18 02:14

reply to D_Blade's comment

The US probably uses more than whats reported, but we don't report that huge amount ^^.

(ID #171855) Posted on 2008/04/17 23:23

reply to syrix's comment

Let's see... I spent 20 days in Japan.
I can say I could just save 20... or maybe more tissue packs!

They were handled everyday on local train stations... and as we usually went to Tokyo, most stations there also had people doing the same.

It's an interesting way to market things, specially if people use them a lot.

(ID #171868) Posted on 2008/04/18 00:27

reply to XSportSeeker's comment

I hardly use tissue paper; hard to believe that the average Japanese can use up to 3.5 kg. Must be all 'em AV idol videos.

(ID #171872) Posted on 2008/04/18 00:35

reply to radical anime fan's comment

Ero products are really a big conspiracy run by major corporations to sell more tissues! :O

(ID #171916) Posted on 2008/04/18 04:07

reply to CyruzDraxs's comment

That means Japanese are healthier that American. =P

(ID #171952) Posted on 2008/04/18 07:07

reply to gurugurutrex's comment

Yup ! Even in Singapore, we use much more tissue papers than in France. 
I already only used tissue paper to blow my nose in France but it seems in S'pore, they use it to clean everything  in a very disposal way. As a result there are tissue box in very room of the house.

If you ask me, it is not very enviromental friendly. 

And the tiisue in Asia are sooo thin!

(ID #172095) Posted on 2008/04/18 13:22

reply to Dedale's comment

Maybe the bug is here?

(ID #172160) Posted on 2008/04/18 19:27

reply to Danny Choo's comment

I’m sure there is a ton of clogged toilets in Japan.

(ID #173003) Posted on 2008/04/21 02:39

reply to Exile's comment