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[hirokayamasaki]

I�m a Japanese female student studying English linguistics and the history of Asia. I live in Tokyo. My current biggest concern is, however, neither how the language speaking ability is developed in our infant stage, nor how Asian economic powers will come up against Western super powers. What I�m most worried about is my own country Japan. Japanese young businessmen no more look like economic warriors. They are just playing with their cellular phones with their half-opened mouths to send messages to their unknown phone-mates, pretending to be women. Many young people who come to know one another through a web-site teaching �how to commit suicide� get together and found dead in cars with half burnt charcoals and with all the gaps of which are carefully sealed with cloth tapes. 99% of TV programs are the ones that I cannot but suspect a kind of national conspiracy to make all people desperate idiots. The top CEOs of almost all the big companies are not Japanese. The strongest Sumo champion , the sacred traditional Japanese national sport is a wild man who�s from other country. The colleges are making stupid efforts like a hamburger shop whose business is about fall does because they cannot attract any interest of the youth whose number is desperately declining. The top of the government just thinks about keeping his popularity, dodging serious criticisms fits and starts and by keeping the superficial dignity as a representative of old and glorious history of the nation without knowing what good things will be brought about by stopping his formal visit to Yasukuni Shrine. Middle aged women are fainting because of the short of their breath from too much screaming at Yon(a Korean star). What on earth is going on here?
The Diet sessions look like the by far greatest place for napping���
Oh, my! Who can tell me that I should be proud of having been born in such a country. Stupidly childish announcement in the trains, � Next station is �� The doors on the right side will be opened. Please be careful of the gap between the train and the platform.� Are still going on to wake deadly drunken middle aged men. Who the hell with right mind will hit his or her flat face against a closed door? Who the hell with right mind practices diving into the 10cm gap between the train and the platform? Oh,God. Where the hell is this Alice in Wonderland heading for? Shall I say, �Well let�s sink into the Pacific Ocean all together?�

[element105]

Well,I should say evey country has anomics,you just have focused too much attentions on the negative of your society that failed to notice the bright side is always there waiting for being discovered.

[Azaquiel]

hirokayamasaki:

You bring up a good point, but what you are doing now is addressing a problem. People do what they think is best for them, even if it requires them to send sms messages to some person they don't know with their mouths wide-opened. What can you do about it?
I'm not trying to make fun of you, but these things are evident in their own ways, and as well in ever country.

Be proud of your heritage, your country's history, your family, and yourself. And I hope you can lead them by example of what a better future could be like for these individuals. ^^
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