It's all of the little things

It's all of the little thingsI have been in Japan for a decent amount of time now, and for some reason I have still not been able to understand why some things are very similar to America and others are a little different. For example, shopping malls, cars, Mc Donald's are about the same; however, there are things like cat cafes, cos-play girls, and nomihodai which are not in America.

One of the things that confuses me the most are style of toilets here. The toilets with the built-in sink on top are pretty cool, but then there are toilets which are not much more than just a hole in the ground to squat over. To top it off, there are even toilets which need to have electricity to work properly because the have heated seats, auto-flush, and they even talk to you and say thank you for using them. I understand the idea of this, but it seems like a bit much. I guess I should expect it though, because I am in a technology filled country. So, why not have toilets that talk to you?