Service & finding a place to sit

Service here is superb everywhere you go. Everyone is super helpful even tho they don't speak English. Every time you pay for your order ib a convenience store, they bow to you. Not only the person you pay directly to, but also everyone within hearing distance. It's like a whole ritual, it's surreal.

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There seems to be a real shortage of places to sit around here. Benches exist, but not nearly as much as in Europe or America, and there's a whole lot more people. Bus stop? No bench. Hostel room? No chair. Park? A couple of benches per thousands of people. Museum? Keep walking.
Train stop? 1 bench for 100 people.
It seems like in order to sit down you need to go somewhere to pay, like a restaurant. The beds are often also all just matresses on the floor. Not my thing really, makes it harder to get up.

Today I checked into a Japanese-style hostel. There is no front desk. The toilet is strange too, it's like a glorified version of a hole in the floor, i.e. You have to squat. Ehem.