One put up with a lot on the road in Japan. Many streets there were little wider than the average American sidewalk. Traffic was so bad where we lived it took my wife half an hour to commute five miles to work. But we never, ever had to deal with being bullied. Not by anyone, let alone adults in shiny-pricey vehicles whom you d think would know better.
Road rage is one thing.
I ve seen people fuming in the supermarket because they ve been asked to move their cart to allow others in the aisle to pass, because they ve had to stand in line, etc. At least no one s opened fire at the local Winn Dixie. Don t get me wrong, people are stressed out in Japan. They have a six-day work week, crowded trains, and even more congested highways. Most people in America have bigger living rooms than the apartments many of them go home to at night.