
Originally Posted by
Okey Dokey
Part of the looting/not looting thing I suspect would go back to a sense of community. It would be easier to steal from others when you have an "us and them" mentality, like most criminal gang type people.
Culturally, the every man for himself/I'm alright stuff you attitude, might also lead people to more easily justify nicking things from others. Again, just my thoughts, I have no proof. Both Japan and NZ follow capitalist economic models, but the social structure of the Japanese strikes me as putting more emphasis on the communal, whereas NZ is more indivualistic.
B d'M, hope you can stay strong through all the shaking. That last aftershock was over 7, you were correct.
Thanks , and you are bang on about the community , the group , feeling is almost central to the Japanese mind , you watch , ask a jap for their opinion , and they will instantly look at the others to check and gauge what should be said
has its good points and bad points
Stephen
"Look, Madame, where we live, look how we live ... look at the life we have...The Republic has forgotten us."
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