I recently took a trip out of the country. I went to Japan.... I can now see why people in other countries find us American to be rude and loud. Tokyo is an extremely clean city. Thousands of people line the streets and subways. Remarkable enough the noise level was very quiet and calm. (quick but quiet) I would see groups of Junior High to High school kids traveling alone through out the cities and they were always quiet and very respectable of the others around them. No loud yelling - no screaming - no short shorts - just respect. I was amazed. We are now going to take our daughter who is 14 years old the next time we go.... With all that being said we had a wonderful time.