You've read about the eerily unnatural silence you'd experience inside a Japanese movie theatre (if not, go check out Baffling Japanese Politeness – At The Movies). Now, read about the Japanese queuing custom, which will make you wonder if they actually are an inherently polite race or not…

Baffling Japanese Politeness – Queuing

LOL. I've often wondered how they can endure or allow all that train shoving when culturally politeness is imperative.

That's the "baffling" part.