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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So move. Take ownership of your existence and stop being such a whiny little zero. Griping to DCUM of all places about how superior you are to the rest of the US is just pathetic.

On the merits, I like Japan and it’s one of my favorite countries to visit. But no way I’d live there. It’s exceptionally conformist, and all personal interactions other than (sometimes) within a family unit are built on a weird passive-aggressive politeness ethos.

No thanks. Give me people who say what they feel and what they want. Sometimes the Tokyo office bros get closer to that after some beers and whiskey, but come morning it’s back to being dutiful cogs. [/quote]

+1 It's a very insular society and outsiders would not be welcome. The passive aggressive politeness and constant jockeying for social position would be a deal breaker for me.

Plus they look down on children with special needs. The striving is constant and you're considered a loser if you can't keep up. The other moms will gleefully point out (in a very passive aggressive way) that their children are doing so much better than yours in any way that your child isn't at the top. Their society is not at all individualistic, so if someone has a learning disability, then too bad for them. Let them go be a cashier or do manual labor. China and some other Asian countries are very much the same way.

It's basically everything I hate about insular, controlling, LMC area dynamics plus a lot more negatives in my book. Go if you want, but you couldn't pay me enough to live in Japan. [/quote]

PP is not wrong.  I love Japan OP and I love the culture but I would find it extremely difficult to actually live there.  It's a very different kind of culture and totally different than American culture.  There's is all about tradition and obedience.  I really really hold Japanese culture in esteem and I love visiting there but if you really get to know what it's like there, I just don't think most Americans could handle it.  I don't disagree that US is totally messed up and for the same reasons as you listed, Japan is cool as shit.  I'm just saying, PP is not wrong in his post above.  Everything has a pretty/ugly side and you have to be able to manage the ugly side of things to make it work.  [/quote]

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