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[yukisugi]

I am Japanese. I think money is more important than love in Japan because Japanese people are very busy. Many people work from the early morning to midnight. I'm working part-time as a clerk in a convenience store and I usually work on Friday 10 pm to Saturday 7 am. The employers like boss, chief and staff usually get back their home at 10 pm to midnight and they report for work at before 7 am but they sometimes get back at 3 am and they come to office at before 7 am. I was very surprised at first. Why are they working for a long long time? I can't believe and I don't want to work for a long time.
Working long hours doesn't always mean making money. What do you think?

[garfield_jesse]

[jarodlovely]

I heard about Japanese people's addiction to work. I think it's appreciable but sometimes it seems going to an extreme. Maybe the Japanese market is very competitive so people have to work hard. But families and friends are also important and deserve some quality time. If a person does nothing else but work all the time, he/she will break down sooner or later.
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[turkishsmile]

of course love is important. you can buy anything what you want except real love you know
in my opinion, money is important just for live, but it doesn't give you peace. therefore I prefer love. because if you have it you don't need to money for happy and peace. money never make you happy (just temporary and not real happiness)

[jarodlovely]

Couldn't agree more,pal:)
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[hiroki-0906]

Hi, I'm japanese,too.I'm interested in "love" or "money" I've been thinking
I think "love"is more immportant than "money" Because love can become supports for everything.To wean money,study a lot of waste things and so on.My dear farmily,friends and boyfriend is my support
DId you fall in love??How is one?

[mbooboo]

Hi! me,too! I'm interested in 'love' or 'money'
It's a little difficult question...but I think 'love' is more important than 'money'
I don't have much money. sometimes I think that I want to have much money. But I have imagined that I have much money, but no love. I think it's sad and empty.
If I'm not loved by anyone and I can't love anyone, my life is not happy.
I have family and friends. I love them. I'm happy because there are family and friends.
I think 'love' is more important than 'money'

[Gwilym]

Money is FOR life and love IS life. The question isn't correct.

[amyhere]

if you don't have to worry about your living condition, then go to enjoy the love you cherish.
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[zhoucl0220]

i like discussing this topic,the topic of "love and money,which is more important" is very interesting.i think human beings is a kind of animals which has many good dreams. People alway wanted what they wanted to,and sometimes they didn't chersh the things on hand.So they can to here to discuss which is more important!^_^In my opinion,money is the same important with love.We can say:no money no love,no love no money too,so we can not involved in one side in the extreme.Money is not anything,so is love.hehe
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[RedRose]

In my opinion, both love and money are equally important, therefore, if we can make love and money at the same time, that would be great!

[borerborer]

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[brunette]

Recently I've read something about workaholics. It is said that 3 kinds of people are likely to become workaholics:1. People with too much energe that needs discharging. 2. People who are very competitive and associate their self-worth with their work. 3. People who want to escape from their problems through work.
They seem to have more fun working than being with their friends and families, enjoy the process of working rather than the reward of it.

It is universally acknowledged that the Japanese people are hard-working, sometimes too hard, maybe. I myself have never been to Japan, I really admire their devotion to work and company, while tremble to think if I were to sleep 5 hours a day most time of a year, or even less.

[brunette]

I guess to some extent, love is like the soul or spirit of a man, while money is the body. Which one is more important depends on your personality. It is not wise to pity other people after you take sides, just as it is unwise of you to see a fish in the river and take it for granted that it cannot be feeling as happy as you are. You're not a fish, how do you know they are happy or not?

And there are many kinds of love. I guess what yukisugi mentioned was more of a romance. That was some kind of luxury, I think, especially at present times, the Cinderella story is more like a fairy tale than ever before. I am Chinese, and poeple in my country give more emphasis to the match in social and economic status in a marriage. Surprisingly, this kind of match generally lasts longer, and happier, which is proved in reality time and time again.