maushan3
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I was having a talk recently with my dad about my soon-to-be exchange experience to Japan and he brought up the subject of the wonderful image the Japanese have, how much money they spend on themselves, as in paying too much attention to their looks and spending big money on things. He went to Japan a long time ago (1995, he happened to be in Tokyo the day of the Sarin attacks on the train) and told me that Estate was very expensive, that few people could afford buying property and that many people from the beginning of their careers just gave up any hope of buying a home, that they just rented, that even some lived on apartments rented by the company they worked for. So, he told me, for that same reason, many people just decide spending pretty much all their money on things like clothes, nice cars, motorcycles and high-tech toys.
Question is, you all, knowing more about Japan than me or my dad, how much is this accurate nowadays? Like as in this being the reason the fashion industry is so prosperous. It seemed to me rather odd, so I don't know...
Mauricio
Question is, you all, knowing more about Japan than me or my dad, how much is this accurate nowadays? Like as in this being the reason the fashion industry is so prosperous. It seemed to me rather odd, so I don't know...
Mauricio
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