Agreed! Here are some of the quality of life improvements I've observed between NYC and Tokyo:
- Minimal honking for the amount of cars on the road
- Clean, timely trains, subways, and buses
- Clean streets and sidewalks (unless you go to the busy areas of Shibuya/Shinjuku, it can get nasty there)
- No tipping but you still receive excellent customer service
- Modern apartments with things like auto-filling baths, digital temperature control for hot water, delivery boxes at apartments for package delivery when you're not home, contactless IC cards to unlock your door/mailbox, door video monitors, Toto washlets
This isn't to say NYC doesn't have some of these, it's just less common and you'll be paying more. I do wish Tokyo had more NY pizza and bagels though.
- Minimal honking for the amount of cars on the road
- Clean, timely trains, subways, and buses
- Clean streets and sidewalks (unless you go to the busy areas of Shibuya/Shinjuku, it can get nasty there)
- No tipping but you still receive excellent customer service
- Modern apartments with things like auto-filling baths, digital temperature control for hot water, delivery boxes at apartments for package delivery when you're not home, contactless IC cards to unlock your door/mailbox, door video monitors, Toto washlets
This isn't to say NYC doesn't have some of these, it's just less common and you'll be paying more. I do wish Tokyo had more NY pizza and bagels though.