[MexicoCity]

I don't think anybody in American government really knows much about Japanese culture, nor probably cares. You see who Obama appointed as the Ambassador to Japan? Even the Japanese were questioning it because the man had no relations really or understanding of Japan. Plus a bunch of really good experts were passed over in favor of him. Obama defended the lawyer (now the ambassador) that contributed to his campaign with a statement (one of several I'm sure) saying from what I recall, ''He's worked a lot with the internet''. The guy probably has no idea how Japanese people most often access the internet outside of work. (Hint: cell phones)

Kudos to Obama though. He tried his best. Think people over here thought it a bit weird but didnt think badly of it. This is also a place that has Obama fever as well. They have English books teaching people to speak English from Obamas speaches And I still hear my students saying ''Yes, we can'' at times.