Japanese really likes their raw fish. First taste they already think it's delicious.
Doubt anyone would think it's delicious in first try
When I tried some raw fish, I didn't really liked the taste.
Or maybe it's just me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
He declined the payment for the statue cuz he feels like selling a god, but here in the Philippines,
there's a lot of people going house to house to sell small statues (like around a feet tall).
And they're expensive to boot.