The Japanese are an interesting people. Usually reserved and quiet they sometimes surprise you. A series of movies, "Bakayaro" illustrate what happens when such nice, reserved people are pushed to the edge and snap. Each of the movies was a collection of short features, each of which ending with someone snapping with the exclamation "Bakayaro!", which can be thought of as somewhere between "You Idiot!" and something a lot stronger and obscene.
Of course, not all Japanese are so quiet. There is a famous ramen shop in Tokyo, Ramen Jiro (ラーメン二郎) , a visit to which is documented on NPR, where the Soup Nazi would be viewed as a soft hearted rank amateur. There is no backtalk at Jiro, no, not even talking. "Shut up and eat!". No special orders, no this, no that, eat it all and get out, next.
Some say that Jiro has the best ramen in Japan, particularly at the original shop. Perhaps. Perhaps it is also the shocking contrast to the normal levels of Japanese customer service...
