RE: Why You Shouldn't Sit on the Ground in Japan

I was once watching an American sitcom in a public place somewhere in Asia and in the show someone was on the sofa with their shoes on, putting their shoes on their own sofa and the Asian people that were watching were just aghast. I think back to when I was a kid and this was something that we all did. Nowadays I think that has changed but how absurd was it that this was just really common in the 80's?