Japan and India

I think we all need to take care of one another, but those who can work should work even if it is only for a short time.

actually if no one can do,we need to try,if we say like indian(no one can do ,how can i do?) we cant improve ourselves and we cant discover new things i think, i dont say indian are lazy, i am sure and i know indian are hardworker,but only this quote,i dont agree. there are many ilnesses like cancer ,and still people cant find out the solution. so if we think like,(no one can fix this problem, so i cant.)how can we find new medicines or caring pills? its just my opinion peace

Well if no one can do it I set myself apart I would give it a good try!

It is not right to categorize all because of what is done or not done by the minority. Every big tree has its spoiled branches. There can not be all good or all bad. People who tend to stereotype only show their own ignorance and prejudice.

I didn't liked the indian concept. Japanese proverb is better. We should try even if all stopped trying. Maybe we can get success

Of course not. Don't know where this concept originated from. I, as an Indian, can say that the people here are very hardworking. Laziness defers from individual to individual. So, it would be unfair to categorize the efforts of the people of a country on that basis.

My friend,every country has some sort of inspiring motto as what the Japanese and Indian concepts likes to tell the characteristics of its citizens.Here in the Philippines,we have a motto,"Strike it while the iron is hot",and "To see is to believe".We have to grab every opportunity that comes our way,especially if the offer is still new and very competitive,which also is true to the other motto,that we have seen it as genuine that we must take advantage of it in the most honest and clever ways.

I think that is blanketing everyone with the same concept, which is so untrue, how can you stereotype someone because of where they live, and by the country that they reside in? It's totally nonsense, you get hard working people in every society in every country, and equally you get those that are lazy and not willing to work. There's always a few that let the country down sadly fortunately they are in the minority.

I am American and I may have a different understanding of these two proverbs. Japanese seems to me to mean if there is no one to do the job, it's your job Indian seems to be to mean that if no one can do the job, give up? Did I read this wrong?

I know that Indians are very hardworking. It shows from the number of people who are applying for online work that grabs any opportunity that they come across with no matter how low the salary is.

No, I better go in the idea of the Japanese proverb" If one can do, you too can do.If no one can do, you must do." For me, the meaning of this is even if others cannot do that thing you yourself are always hopeful that you can do what they cannot do. You are confident enough and have a self esteem and it is a good traits that one should possess.

the japanese have been known to be a hardworking and highly persevering people. they were able to rise and build their nation after the destruction of the world war. i don't know why the person who wrote this thinks that way about indians. i have heard of plenty of hardworking indians who have made it from rags to riches through hard work. this statement shouldn't be alluded to a country or a race, it should mean lazy people, irrespective of the country of origin. for the record, i don't think that ALL japanese are hardworking, most of them are. there are lazy and hardworking people all over the world.