Context: The airplane ride was rather uneventful . I sat next to an older Japanese man but we did n't talk and in fact I do n't think we even made eye contact the whole 12 hours of flight . ( I ' ve noticed that people on the trains in Tokyo do n't make eye - contact either and people rarely start up conversations with strangers . )

Question: What may be the reason people in Japan do nt start conversations ?
Options:
0. They are shy and do nt want to look foolish speaking english .
1. They are worried that the stranger will make fun of their accent .
2. The government will punish them if they speak to a foreigner .
3. None of the above choices .
Answer: 0

Question: Why was the narrator so bored traveling to Japan via plane ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. There was no on - board entertainment .
2. There was nothing to read .
3. The narrator 's neighbor would not speak .
Answer: 3

Question: Why might people in Tokyo train not make eye contact ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. People might value talking to themselves culturally .
2. People might value talking to each other culturally .
3. People might value keeping to themselves culturally .
Answer: 3

Question: Why was the narrator so bored traveling to Japan via plane ?
Options:
0. None of the above choices .
1. There was no on - board entertainment .
2. There was nothing to read .
3. The narrator 's neighbor was boring .
Answer: 3