Comment by guywithahat
1 day ago
Yeah that was sort of the vibe I got too. I understand the point of the article, that regular customers are a nicer customer base than tourists, but it sort of has a pretentious "most tourists aren't worth of Japan" hypothesis to the article which feels silly once you think about it in a broader, economic scope
I guess it depends on the local culture. Japanese relationships are probably a lot less transactional but more “knowing your customers”.