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Hey, wait a minute, this is the second post you've made that attacks Japan and praises South Korea and Thailand! I thought it sounded familiar.
It's okay to dislike Japan, but I think you might have a bit of a narrow perspective here. Japan is like, twice as big as South Korea and seems to be doing pretty well for itself, lots of cultural output, okay wages, but an aging populace, an awful work culture, an awful face culture, and horrendous urbanization. South Korea... also has an aging populace, an awful work culture, an awful face culture, and horrendous urbanization, but it takes certain things to the extreme. Feminists have gone crazy over there and there is an absolutely wild gender war. The birth rate is 60% of what Japan's is, which is already pretty low. If you ask me, South Korea is doing a lot worse, regardless of how one might perceive their technology level and with-it-ness. Perhaps they are more open with you because they are more western, more international, and more feminist-inclined to the point where they view westerners as more feminist just because they're western. Japan is known for its racism and its insulated nature.
As for Thailand, I can't say much on it, never been there and I never hear any news from there. However, I have been talking to some Chinese people recently, and one of them went there and seems to think it's pretty dangerous and scary. Here are her words:
他们有枪击案，绑架要赎金，打你抓你去电信诈骗，或者将手脚砍掉卖艺之类的…..今年都有中国的小明星被骗去那里差点回不来。
还有一些是说当女生独自去更衣间或者卫生间的时候，里面其实有一个暗门，直接将你抓走。
但我们当时没有去芭提雅那些比较乱的地方，而且比较多人去就还好
但我们不小心住在了酒吧街，街边一排全是站着的女性和变性人
I think it's interesting that all around the world, upper-class women like to travel. I think China's youth is more liberal than many people think... Well, the ones I talk to, anyway.
Edit: Looks like the case she was talking about might be this one. Perhaps we can draw a comparison between Thailand and Mexico. Thailand is doing well for Southeast Asia, maybe the best, but still a not-so-nice neighboring country. Mexico, similarly, is one of the best Latin American countries. However, it has many faults, obviously.
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