Comments by "Harry \x22Nic\x22 Nicholas" (@HarryNicNicholas) on "TAKASHii"
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i must say i'm surprised, i wasn't in japan for very long but i got the impression even the homeless had higher standards than the west, i forget if it was tokyo, osaka or another major station, but the homeless i saw lived in big cardboard boxes (like the radio guy) and even they left their shoes outside.
alcohol and drugs seem to be a universal problem, but a major universal problem is mental health, i have a carers certification for schizophrenia, my last gf was schizophrenic, and although she lived with me off and on for the six years we were seeing each other, she was essentially homeless the whole time, on the one hand people with mental health issues are difficult to tolerate, and on the other (she) was very paranoid and couldn't live with other people for long - she was convinced they stole from her. that's here in the UK.
all countries need better mental health care, but it's hard - you really need a whole team of people for every one person ill.
i hope the expo brings a positive to those folks, injecting money into osaka doesn't have to all be about tarting the place up, it could actually be used for some long term good.
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it's all about balance, i agree americans have a confidence that comes from indiviuality and a disregard for others, but if it was balanced with japanese OVER concern ofr others and the feeling the individuak comes second to society, you might get somewhere, but on the whole i prefer the japanese, even if they can appear stuffy and timid, americans can be too "in your face" and that's worse.
having said that i found the east coast to be very similar to the UK, grubby, worn out, people in a hurry who aren't that friendly, whereas on the west coast they were as polite as the japanese, just as friendly and helpful, and the cities and motels were on a par with japan. the only thing i would change about japan is the feeling you have to please others, that people can be offended by you only speaking your mind. i'd stop painting pylons and towers red and white too, all they need is lights on the top - they look so ugly and they are all over.
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i fail to see how christianity helps, unless you like to fantasise that everything will be alright and someone else is going to take care of you. shinto makes much more sense than the talking snake cult.the suicide rate seems to be high because the japanese tend to be overly conscientious, i think if you fail in the west you just deal with it cos everybody fails at something, but the japanese take failure way too seriously, and "ending it all" has been traditionalised as "honourable" when it clearly isn't the answer to any problem. and religion isn't going to help cos the emphasis is on the afterlife, xianity teaches this life isn't the main event. japan is similar to the UK in respect to religion, better to take religion with a large pinch of salt than to become dependent on a deity - who doesn't actually exist. if you fail, pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start over, sod what anyone else thinks.
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