Chipi said:This may sound stupid, but somehow Im _so happy_ beeing here in Japan now, and I really feel like this would be my other home..I sometimes have these happiness attacks on the street and I cant stop smiling, and also allmost crying...
I know that Im an outsider here, and thats they way it should be..I really wish I was just like Japanese, and not outsider, but Im not, and Im content with my part.
And I dont mean to offend anyone, but living in the usa..no, right now it feels impossible. Im sorry but for me there are so many things that just dont fit into my "world"..
Frank D. White said:At one time I was ready to give up my US citizenship
to stay in Japan;BUT after 2 full years, I had enough!
I missed a million little things I took for granted. Being
able to read a newspaper, watch TV, listen to radio, and understand everything.Finding the foods I loved to eat,
tasteing the way they should. Not really ever fitting in.
There was Sooo much I loved about Japan, but that saying, "There's No Place Like Home" finally got to me.
Frank
Brooker said:I've lived in both places and they both have their pros and cons, but if Bush wins the next election I will seriously consider returning to Japan or possibly moving to Canada (no joke). If things don't change, I don't want to be a part of what's going on here anymore.
Brooker said:I've lived in both places and they both have their pros and cons, but if Bush wins the next election I will seriously consider returning to Japan or possibly moving to Canada (no joke). If things don't change, I don't want to be a part of what's going on here anymore.
CAPRICORN said:i agree totally as well. the dubya admistaration is getting out of control, for me its like being there for the roman conquering of the world, i am not intersted in this goverments goals of spreading our goveremntment and relgion around the world, they can do it bythemselves im gonna be in a truly free country! (well hopefully its free).
mdchachi said:> im gonna be in a truly free country! (well hopefully its free).
There is no such place.
> Is it really getting that bad back there? It's been a long time since I've been in the States?
No, it's not that bad. People are just too wired, that's all. Looking back, I don't see any eras in which I would rather be. The Vietnam era? I don't think so. The recession/energy crisis seventies? Uh uh. The 60's (well yes, lots of free love & no AIDS has appeal but...) living in a severe cold war thinking you could be annihilated by nuclear war any day. No. The 50's a generallly prosperous era but a strait-laced society with a despicable racial divide. I'll pass. The 40's war & shortages? No way.
Not that there isn't room for improvement. But the situation is far from dire.
i obvioulsy do not like genocides and crimes commited against people but the US should not intervene in forgin affaris regarldless of the situation
if ther are 50,000 people protesting something and one person gets arrested for say thorwing a rock at a cop, then the entiere protesting crowd gets arrested.
also the patriot acts alows police to arrest you for saying anything they deem "anti-american" and therefore terriost like. it allows the authortys to track you and bug your home and office because of whatever they want leiterally.
everyone hates muslims now in this country and they are being denied basic human rights and rounded up and put into camps, just like the japanese were during WW2.
its the people that disagree that get burned.
That may be, but I've yet to meet a Japanese national actually living in the US who feels the same. Most seem to embrace the greater social and economic freedoms here, increased job opportunities, quality of life and the chance to improve their English. And even among those who do eventually return, it is mostly for personal reasons or to work towards improving their own country. Certainly the Bush administration isn't making these decisions for them like it seems to be for some of it's own citizens.So, Japan wins by default. Now that doesn't mean that Japan wouldn't have it's own fair share of problems (every country has, including my own), but it stands in absolutely no comparison to the US
That's a pretty bold statement to make. Is this based off of what you've heard about the US or have you actually lived in both Japan and US to base this off of?Lina Inverse said:Well, living in the US would be pretty much the last thing I'd ever want
It probably would be better than living in crisis areas like Iraq, or living in countries with an unproportinal high amount of rude people like Ireland, but that's about it.
So, Japan wins by default. Now that doesn't mean that Japan wouldn't have it's own fair share of problems (every country has, including my own), but it stands in absolutely no comparison to the US
I never understood this one...if you aren't doing anything wrong, then they have no reason to bug your home. What are you worried about? If you are breaking the law, then I could see why you would be against this.
Some fundamental rights that America is (supposed to) give everyone is DUE PROCESS, AND APPROPRIATE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES. You can't just search people, detain them, bug them, etc. without going through the appropriate steps. They do this to limit the possibility of abuse of the system and corruption. Without these rules you run the risk of overzealous officials (remember McCarthy?) holding their own personal witch hunts.
dont start insulting me because your unhappy with what i have to say, if you cannot have an arguemnt without insulting people then its time for you to shut up. america claims it has freedom of speech an liberty and civil rights for anyone but i have yet to see any evidence that supports that claim, from my research it seems just the oppisite.
ummmmmmm, yes you did.
...its the people that disagree that get burned.
You can still disagree, you just have to use your brain now! ...