Polite? Yes, right!

Whenever you ask Japanese about the way, they do pretty much EVERYTHING they can to help you. If hey don't know the way, they ask someone else who's passing by, look in the phone book or ask the neighbor. They are simply the best embassies for the country. Back home, if a tourist asks for the road and the people don't know, they just say "I don't know " and keeps on walking. That's why I'm skeptic to this courtesy test!