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[quote=Anonymous]No doubt the food is better in Japan and South Korea. And with much better prices. People value a good meal at reasonable cost in those countries. Much more so than Americans. For what you pay at McDonalds, you are getting good food in Seoul and Tokyo.

The murder and violence too is effectively non-existent in Japan and South Korea. It's a combination of different social values - much more community oriented, and the lifetime shame that goes with violating those social norms - and the fact that the legal system doesn't give a lot of leeway to violent criminals.

It's not an adversarial system like here. Prosecutors, defendant lawyers, and judges are pretty much all on the same page. If you get charged with a violent crime in Japan, you are doing time. And Japanese may have a reputation for being nice and polite internationally these days. It's not like that though n a domestic prison. It's not Denmark. And South Korea will be similar.

The problems in both countries are the same. Gender roles, low pay, very long hours - you cannot leave the office until the boss leaves. And the situation for raising kids, particularly in South Korea. They all go to cram schools. Everything in their future is dependent on one exam. And their theoretical parents can't even meet. Dad is working 100 hours a week. And Mom is pissed because the glass ceiling is held at grass level. But she still has to be all nice and proper.

So both countries have very inverted population pyramids. Lots of old people at the top. Very, very few young people, particularly kids, at the bottom.

It's a problem.

Definitely nice place to visit but wouldn't want to live there countries.    [/quote]

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