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Answerman - Why Is It Unusual For Japanese People To Use Computers?

Evangelion take place in 1998 if I'm not mistaken, at least the series and the first 2 movies. So, this makes sense for Evangelions. Much like how Shinji uses a tape player walkman, not becasue he is retro but because of the time line he is in.

Kinda ironic/strange how most/many of them don't know how to use a computer, while they are pretty much as active/addicted to internet/blogs/twitter with their smartphones as we do.

Part of this is their educational system. While everybody does have to take a computer sciences class in high school, students only learn the most basic interactions with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Only if they absolutely insist on using pre-printed forms. If the form is set up in the computer as a template you can move from field to field filling in the blanks. Then if a hard copy is absolutely required they can print out the form and the responses at the same time.

I remember trying to type my income tax return on the forms provided. Getting the type just on the line required a lot of adjustment. It took practice and even then was a major hassle. I'm perfectly willing to buy tax preparation software every year to avoid that.

I had a similar eye opening sensation in Korea. My aunt's home had no wifi since it was only connected to two computers in the entire home via switch. That said, despite Korea's standards for internet, there were barely any decent home wifi or routers that existed, mainly because of how powerful cellphones and their respective companies were. You had the carrier's wifi hotspots literally everywhere including in the underground trains to the point where there was no need for wifi routing. Simply connect to your respective carrier's wifi hotspot once and it will jump access points for you. It's so convenient to the point where there's a data cap of about.... 50 MB(?) for a basic plan? If you REALLY needed a computer while on the go, just visit one of the many PC cafes littered throughout the cities.

WOW I never knew that Japan was so far behind when it came to computers, Which is such a shame since they're never know the Joy of using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or Indesign.

Confusion between "lose" and "loose" still happens way up at the professional levels.



It's not even the most commonly confused set of words. I'd say it's "their," "they're," and "there."

I had a similar eye opening sensation in Korea. My aunt's home had no wifi since it was only connected to two computers in the entire home via switch. That said, despite Korea's standards for internet, there were barely any decent home wifi or routers that existed, mainly because of how powerful cellphones and their respective companies were.

@leafy sea dragon

There is no question that it depends on the specific business. However it is changing rapidly. Most government agencies have their applications and other paperwork available on line in electronic format. When I did an accident report to my insurance company by phone last year the woman was entering my information directly into the computer. Even my primary physician has a laptop in the examining room. He enters my information directly. When I needed a new prescription he faxed it directly to my pharmacy from the laptop.

It is a brave new world.

What is that a pinball machine?