10 Things Anime Has Taught Me About Japan:

[MasonC2K]

1) Most women's clothing are made of colored tissue paper as even the most modest of impacts can render one half naked.
2) Middle school and high school are three years each.
3) Japanese hair is easily managed as women and men both can have hair down to their knees and not have a problem keeping it neat looking at all times.
4) There are more *traps in Japan than in San Fran, NY, and ATL combined.
5) Parental abandonment is common.
6) The cool kids don't have to abide by the school uniform rules.
7) Student-teacher romance is ok as long as the age difference isn't that great (or if the teacher is an alien).
8) It's unmanly for a guy to eat fruit/sweet things.
9) More nosebleeds occur in Japan than any other country on earth.
10) Everyone gets up before dawn mainly for the time needed to prepare their elaborate bento (lunch) boxes.

* A transgender person who is so convincing that no one would know by looking at or talking to them. And when it's found out it's called "Dropping A Bridgett On 'Em"

[Cendalla]

Someone in a group of school aged kids can always see ghosts.

Handmade chocolates are a breeze to make.

Cool/delinquent girls ware white lipstick.

Someone always makes ends meet by working as a host.

I can keep going but you get the point!