A Japanese person consumes 4.5 kilos worth of tissue paper per annum compared to the US where one person only consumes 1.3 kilos. Does this mean that the Japanese care more for their dolphins? Via Byonavi.
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.
Yes! I still have tissue packs from my Japan trip last April.
Wow, they lasted a whole year?!
LOL, wonder if this counts as oversharing, but I still have a pack from my first trip to Japan over 5 years ago. orz
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.
Here in Singapore we actually have to buy tissue. Even if it's just a pack lol.
Great for "number 2" emergencies while in the office or on the commute. ^^;
Well... that depends on the frequency of several things, at least one of which is tied to the individual's gender.
Maybe nosebleeds had something to do with it.
Lol, that makes perfect sense.
you couldn't have said it better...
i'd get alot of nosebleeds in Japan but haven't been there yet so im going to put it to the test!
hanaji due to the dry cold weather or...the girls there?
I'm going to have to say both.
Sanitary is a BIG deal there. Just hoping that it comes from recycled material, or somebody gonna make a fuss about it.
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.
must wipe dolphin with hentai tissue paper: http://www.marvinryan.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_8031.JPG
Need to get me some of those!
Any reason why Japanese use more tissues? LOL, please explain...
Useless survey needed! *laughs*
another icon change??!! i personally like this one. you're cute.
Thank you. *blushes*
yay, i made you blush. :P so, how many does this one make? 3?
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.
Dolphin care. Defintely. Has to be, right? XD
And the nosebleed they get when they watch health-related shows.. ^^
It's all about the quality of Japanese health care, lol
One thing.....free tissue.....you can get free bow of tissue for getting gas tank filled in Japan.....and public places...
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
maybe not only for dolphin maintenance but i guess they are that hygienic =3
Maybe is it because J-Drama is good?
hi-fiber diets perhaps? an abundant supply of recycled paper? a germ-phobic society? too many factors come into play
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 ^^
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.
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. ^^,
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?
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. ^^;
oddly, i've never had a nose bleed, ever. is that strange?
You are simply lucky.
Lucky or High Resistance?
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.
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.
The US probably uses more than whats reported, but we don't report that huge amount ^^.
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.
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.
Ero products are really a big conspiracy run by major corporations to sell more tissues! :O
That means Japanese are healthier that American. =P
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!
Maybe the bug is here?
I’m sure there is a ton of clogged toilets in Japan.
