Would you rather live in America or Japan?
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TwistedMac
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yeah... i'm just blinded by all the beauty and can't see the bad aspects.... but it always works out in the end anyway ^^
SkankRabbit
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- 10 Jul 2004
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USA please.
But only if it's the inbred bit with all the UFO abductions.
And I'll have to change my name to Bubbah Ray.
But only if it's the inbred bit with all the UFO abductions.
And I'll have to change my name to Bubbah Ray.
TwistedMac
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SkankRabbit said:
got a thing for your cousins?
hi there.. newbie here... 
well to mi, i think i will choose japan when i was young.. to work over there... n other country lik usa or others to settle down when i was old.. lik 40 to 50 or maybe 60 years old...
cause i think in any countrys there is always pro and cons of living there...
like mi in singapore... theres lots of people say that it is really safe staying here.. education here is good.. but they only see the good side of it..and they had not seen the bad yet...
thats y iam planning to gO japan to wOrk, and other countrys to settle down and live peacefully over there.. wahhahaa... "P
well to mi, i think i will choose japan when i was young.. to work over there... n other country lik usa or others to settle down when i was old.. lik 40 to 50 or maybe 60 years old...
cause i think in any countrys there is always pro and cons of living there...
like mi in singapore... theres lots of people say that it is really safe staying here.. education here is good.. but they only see the good side of it..and they had not seen the bad yet...
thats y iam planning to gO japan to wOrk, and other countrys to settle down and live peacefully over there.. wahhahaa... "P
i feel like that i would like japan better. i'm a bit of a city girl i guess, i don't really like to settle down. all i want is a big enough place to live for me and the kids i plan to adopt. i also have aspirations to become a famous singer/songwriter...and i from what i hear that would be really difficult to do in japan. but i really like the way the artists community works over there...sadly enough though, it would be really hard to become accepted as a musician over there, and go major. so i'm kind of at odds with living in japan if i can't succeed over there. but i would rather be a musician in japan than here, if there's even a sliver of a chance that i could :sing:
Gackt_Camui
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- 28 Jul 2004
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japan cuz i have friends here and in the usa no one really cares about asians and you know its the truth
If I didn't have problem with BO (which my J-girl denies when I ask her, rofl), I'd live happily for long time in Japan... but for the most part I'd end up coming back to the U.S.A... especially if it's to raise my kids.
I don't really like some aspects of Japanese culture, and esp. the education system. But then again I don't want my kids to grow up believing money is everything in the world...
Japan is for the younger, adverturous life I think...
U.S.A is for the more serious, family life...
Just my thoughts, please don't bash me (^_^)
I don't really like some aspects of Japanese culture, and esp. the education system. But then again I don't want my kids to grow up believing money is everything in the world...
Japan is for the younger, adverturous life I think...
U.S.A is for the more serious, family life...
Just my thoughts, please don't bash me (^_^)
chikazukiyasui
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- 12 Aug 2004
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TwistedMac said:
I'm with twisted. America fails to fascinate me. I was in California for a while, and the best thing about the place, as far as I was concerned, was that it was easy to get Japanese food.
Heh... I'll have to agree with Chikazukiyasui about Japan being fascinating. I love many things about Japan that I don't think will ever happen in America. Such as the kindness, respect, gratitude, and esp the child-like aspect of the many Japanese I met on acquaintances and friendship.
But then again I've heard about the high suicide rate... probably a result of all this kindness, respect, gratitude; from always putting up a front towards everyone and not going off on ppl 'cause it's socially wrong. >.<
But then again I've heard about the high suicide rate... probably a result of all this kindness, respect, gratitude; from always putting up a front towards everyone and not going off on ppl 'cause it's socially wrong. >.<
Reiku
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chikazukiyasui said:
LMAO
Yeah, that is one nice thing about living here in California.
Personally, I'd rather live in Japan--but whether U.S. or Japan I wouldn't want to live in a city or somewhere that is a "center of activity". Ideally I'd like to live out in the country side somewhere away from all the chaos and desperation of human life. (like that would ever happen) Ultimately when you live that far from the center of things the country and it's policies make very little difference--but I think Nihon has better countryside so...
cicatriz esp
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- 21 Aug 2004
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As long as you can get 5 years for marijuana possession in Japan, i'll pick the US everytime. That is one of the more ludicrous laws in the history of the world. Plus the US is a better place to raise kids.
chikazukiyasui
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- 12 Aug 2004
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Possession of of small amounts gets you ten years in Singapore, while possession of 200gm (<8oz) carries a mandatory death sentence. You could get in trouble for importing chewing gum or biscuits that contain poppy seeds.
cicatriz esp
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chikazukiyasui said:
Muslim country where church and state are inseperable. Doesnt count.
chikazukiyasui
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cicatriz esp said:
Singapore? Singapore is a multi-ethnic society with Chinese as the main ethnic group and "Daoism" as the main religion. Are you thinking of somewhere else?
cicatriz esp
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chikazukiyasui said:
Holy sh*t, you are absolutely correct. I was thinking of Indonesia. Apologies for the error. Chalk it up to old person senility
Not to steer this topic off too much, but if it's not due to religion, why do you think Singapore's penalty is so severe? Is alcohol prohibited too?
Reiku
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- 23 Aug 2004
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Why does everyone seem to think the US is a good place to raise kids? They positively hate kids over here--anyone between 13 and 21 is automaticaly considered a gang member/drug user/psycho who will shoot up their classrom any day now...
...it's quite disturbing actually. A society that ostracises it's young is most certainly doomed.
...it's quite disturbing actually. A society that ostracises it's young is most certainly doomed.
chikazukiyasui
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cicatriz esp said:Holy sh*t, you are absolutely correct. I was thinking of Indonesia. Apologies for the error. Chalk it up to old person senility
Not to steer this topic off too much, but if it's not due to religion, why do you think Singapore's penalty is so severe? Is alcohol prohibited too?
No, alcohol is not prohibited in Singapore. Only fundamentalist Christians (US) and their muslim equivalents (Arab countries, Iran & parts of Africa) prohibit alcohol.
Why are laws so strict in Singapore? Because it is a meritocracy. Political thinking is heavily influenced by Confucianism. Incidentally, Singapore has a far fewer people incarcerated (as a proportion of the population) than the US, which has the most in the whole world, bar none.
Kei_Shugojin
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- 8 Sep 2004
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well, I have always had a love for Japan, ever since I went there when I was 6. I've had alot of bad experiences here (in the US) that I'd like to forget, so I guess I'm planning on living in Japan to forget about everything like that. lol
Harvey
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If asked US or Japan, I would say Japan. If I were back in the US, I would have to live in California, or Hawaii, mayyyyyybe NYC. But I would need a very stimulating environment not to get bored. The past two years of litearlly being able to experience something entirely new almost everyday has really spoiled me.
Long term though, I do not want to retire in Japan or anything, as few foreigners do! Though rather than returning to the states I would rather to to Europe or Australia or maybe even slow slow New Zealand...
Long term though, I do not want to retire in Japan or anything, as few foreigners do! Though rather than returning to the states I would rather to to Europe or Australia or maybe even slow slow New Zealand...
acquiredtarget
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- 27 Sep 2004
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I'd love to live in Japan . Since I'm single, I don't have to worry about moving adn supporting a family, I'd love to live in Japan for at least a good number of years, but in the end, the U.S. has what I cherish the most, my family, and while I know travelling between the countries is easy, but I wouldn't want to be away from my nephew and the rest forever. Barring that, I'd love to have a home in both countries (does anyone have tomorrow's winning lottery numbers?),.That being said, there are parts of the U.S. I wouldn't want to live in (biiiiig cities).
