The airplane ride was rather uneventful . I sat next to an older Japanese man but we did n't talk and in fact I do n't think we even made eye contact the whole 12 hours of flight . ( I ' ve noticed that people on the trains in Tokyo do n't make eye - contact either and people rarely start up conversations with strangers . )
According to the above context, answer the following question.
What may be the reason people in Japan do nt start conversations ?


They are shy and do nt want to look foolish speaking english .