[Fey]

well, the reason it's more odd in the US is we're more nosy. We want to know WHY someone wears what they wear. In Japan it's a much more insular outlook. They don't ask, nor do they want to be told. If the same person came to the US they'd be stopped every five feet to either 1)get asked why they're dressed like that or 2)get told why they should/shouldn't dress like that.