Chuong: Now I see why Japan has a law warning people not to make questionable and negative comments about individuals online. I don't know how tabloid magazines work there.

Zax: I thought Japan has freedom of speech.

Chuong: Not in the way you think. They passed that law because they want to protect their people's mental health. Second, Japan does not value individualism the way America does.

Marshall: And your country, like China, has stringent regulations on the media where many of what we legally allow with tabloid magazines won't fly in Vietnam.

Chuong: Correct. But remember, our constitution differs from yours and how we practice law differs from yours. Luong basically has complete control over our media, which is something that would never fly in America.

Neon Blade: Not to mention, some of the things we perceive as common sense is not the same how Americans perceive common sense. In Japan, you can drink alcohol in public on the streets as long you don't get drunk. In America, you don't drink alcohol out in public on the streets. In Japan, you can bring alcohol onto the shinkansen and even drink there whereas in America, no train will allow you to bring alcohol on it.

Zax: Yet in America, you can bring alcohol onto cruise ships but you must check their alcohol policies first.

Ryo: Doesn't make sense, does it?

Leo: Not really, but if he says you can drink like that, you can drink like that. I have always said people who drink should drink responsibly. I get it; protecting mental health should be a top priority.

Ryo: It should.