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Lion_of_Gemini
02/27/22 1:52:44 AM
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Look at what they have going for them:

-Their people live longer than anywhere else in the world. They're the healthiest people in the world.
-They have the greatest animation scene in the world and are among the few countries that respect the medium as much as live-action films.
-Their technology, from cars to electronics, rank among the greatest in the world. The Toyota Corolla is the most popular car in the world.
-They have an extremely rich, expansive, and complex history going back thousands of years. It's cultural is unlike that of anywhere else on the planet.

I know everyone goes through a Japan-loving phase. What about you? Are they still your favourite country?

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MixedRaceBaby
02/27/22 1:53:08 AM
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nah korea

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ForsakenHermit
02/27/22 1:54:22 AM
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For most kinds of entertainment sure, I wouldn't want to live or be raised there.

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Kisai
02/27/22 1:55:21 AM
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They don't do trick-or-treating right.

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teep_
02/27/22 2:02:46 AM
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Nah

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Stalolin
02/27/22 2:03:43 AM
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My favourite country is the one I live in. Japan is dope tho

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AceMos
02/27/22 2:06:03 AM
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japan is extremely xenophobic

it works its citizens to death literally

its very sexist homophobic and transphobic

if you quite your job for any reason your likely to be black listed

women get raped mollested and stalked at a very disturbing rate (stalking is not even a crime in japan)

oh and lets not forget its messed up views on child porn

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viewmaster_pi
02/27/22 2:09:12 AM
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!!
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i mean uh

...no

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Arcanine2009
02/27/22 2:35:23 AM
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Lion_of_Gemini posted...
Look at what they have going for them:

-Their people live longer than anywhere else in the world. They're the healthiest people in the world.
-They have the greatest animation scene in the world and are among the few countries that respect the medium as much as live-action films.
-Their technology, from cars to electronics, rank among the greatest in the world. The Toyota Corolla is the most popular car in the world.
-They have an extremely rich, expansive, and complex history going back thousands of years. It's cultural is unlike that of anywhere else on the planet.

I know everyone goes through a Japan-loving phase. What about you? Are they still your favourite country?
Korea is #1 actually, but Japan is in the top 3.

Technology is good in the major cities, but not everywhere else. Meaning, a lot of reliance on paper based stuff and not every place takes credit cards

I worked in Japan for 2 weeks almost years ago. It's a beautiful country. Also Very clean, organized and respectful/polite. But it's not perfect by any means. There's a lot more conformance in the work place and it's very top down. At the same time it's very homogenous and if you are not native born Japanese, you won't be treated the same as one who is. Not even native born Koreans have all the rights as Japanese.

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FL81
02/27/22 2:42:29 AM
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The United States is, but Japan is a close second

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Lion_of_Gemini
02/27/22 6:16:26 PM
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Anyone else?

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nfearurspecimn
02/27/22 6:16:52 PM
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No. Im not a teenager in late 90s early oughts anymore.

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SydneySweenHero
02/27/22 6:17:23 PM
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I do like Japan a lot

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K181
02/27/22 6:17:39 PM
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Nah

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CelestialVoices
02/27/22 6:17:47 PM
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japan didn't invent norwegian black metal so

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Gwynevere
02/27/22 6:19:18 PM
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Nah, I'd never wanna live in a place where I couldn't tell my boss to eat shit

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SpriteLimit
02/27/22 6:19:40 PM
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It seems nice and I plan of visiting next year, so maybe that will change my mind, but no.

Every country has its flaw so I am not sure I have a favorite, but I'd probably lean towards a northern European country like Denmark or maybe Canada or Australia.

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Kloe_Rinz
02/27/22 6:20:13 PM
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ForsakenHermit posted...
For most kinds of entertainment sure, I wouldn't want to live or be raised there.

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HANGtheDJ_86
02/27/22 6:20:47 PM
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IShall_Run_Amok
02/27/22 6:21:57 PM
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Anime blows.

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JimRob
02/27/22 6:22:20 PM
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...
Anime blows.

Everything else out of the water.

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knightmarexx
02/27/22 6:24:01 PM
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Lion_of_Gemini
02/28/22 2:02:09 AM
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Gwynevere posted...
Nah, I'd never wanna live in a place where I couldn't tell my boss to eat shit

if thats your criteria, your options are going to be very slim :/

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ssjevot
02/28/22 2:03:36 AM
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I live in Japan, but there are other countries I think would be great to live in and don't have the experience to say which would be better. But certainly the media from Japan is my favorite overall.

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Heartomaton
02/28/22 2:08:23 AM
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Imagine having a favorite country lol

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ssjevot
02/28/22 2:09:48 AM
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Arcanine2009 posted...
Korea is #1 actually, but Japan is in the top 3.

Technology is good in the major cities, but not everywhere else. Meaning, a lot of reliance on paper based stuff and not every place takes credit cards

I worked in Japan for 2 weeks almost years ago. It's a beautiful country. Also Very clean, organized and respectful/polite. But it's not perfect by any means. There's a lot more conformance in the work place and it's very top down. At the same time it's very homogenous and if you are not native born Japanese, you won't be treated the same as one who is. Not even native born Koreans have all the rights as Japanese.

https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/life-expectancy/

Japan is usually number one, but if we include Hong Kong it becomes 2 on the latest data.

I live in the middle of nowhere and use a credit card for almost everything. There are some things that you need to use a stamp for or cash only, but that's the minority by far.

It's very true you won't be treated the same as Native born Japanese even if you are 100% ethnically Japanese but weren't born in Japan. But I find the actual in practice discrimination here to not be nearly as bad as when I lived in America. There is a YouTube channel that interviews black people who live in Japan and most of the ones from America cite less discrimination as a reason for living in Japan. It's honestly complicated and depends on a lot of factors. Discrimination is just one of those things you can't escape.

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YourDrunkFather
02/28/22 2:18:08 AM
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Id like to visit. But then this might happen

https://youtu.be/uACGSiN3ZkI


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kage_53
02/28/22 2:20:12 AM
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Solid Snake07
02/28/22 2:27:15 AM
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They were kind of dickheads before they got nuked. But sure, modern Japan is cool

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AceMos
02/28/22 2:50:00 AM
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japan in RL is not like it is in anime ppl

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ReignFury
02/28/22 2:53:21 AM
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I got harrassed by cops a few times while I was there. Very xenophobic country.

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viewmaster_pi
02/28/22 2:54:29 AM
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AceMos posted...
japan in RL is not like it is in anime ppl
don't lie

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Lion_of_Gemini
02/28/22 4:47:34 PM
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AceMos posted...
japan in RL is not like it is in anime ppl

The countries unique culture and history still gave us the worlds we loves from those animes, mangas, video games, etc. Art is inseparable from the culture of the place that produces it.

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Gobstoppers12
02/28/22 4:48:07 PM
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My favorite country is the USA.

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BlueTigerLion
02/28/22 4:49:16 PM
#37:


Canada

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Stalolin
02/28/22 4:54:56 PM
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Lion_of_Gemini
02/28/22 11:13:31 PM
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Heartomaton posted...
Imagine having a favorite country lol

Do you not have a favourite food? A favourite movie? A favourite song? Is this not part of the human condition?

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The Wheelman1
03/01/22 3:28:36 AM
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AceMos posted...
japan is extremely xenophobic

it works its citizens to death literally

its very sexist homophobic and transphobic

if you quite your job for any reason your likely to be black listed

women get raped mollested and stalked at a very disturbing rate (stalking is not even a crime in japan)

oh and lets not forget its messed up views on child porn
Child porn and lolicon is banned in Japan actually. But i agree that sexual assault on women is extremely high there.

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Ratchetrockon
03/01/22 3:51:03 AM
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My fave country is singapore

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AceMos
03/01/22 5:32:07 AM
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The Wheelman1 posted...
Child porn and lolicon is banned in Japan actually. But i agree that sexual assault on women is extremely high there.
and if you get caught with child porn you get a slap on the wrist

the creator of kenshin was caught wtih ALOT of child porn and he had to pay a small fine and went right back to work onhis manga

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ViewtifulJoe
03/01/22 5:43:05 AM
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They're definitely a cool bunch but if we're doing fantasy scenarios I'd go with Italy.

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Nukazie
03/01/22 5:43:56 AM
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Murica

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AceMos
03/01/22 9:18:23 AM
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another thing about japan that makes it not good

their hatred of koreans

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Caution999
03/01/22 9:20:14 AM
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Japan is, without a doubt, a very awesome country, but America is my favorite :)

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Heartomaton
03/01/22 9:24:25 AM
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Lion_of_Gemini posted...
Do you not have a favourite food? A favourite movie? A favourite song? Is this not part of the human condition?

I can name several favorites of each of those things, but I can't say I have any favorite political nation's territories. :l

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IShall_Run_Amok
03/01/22 10:16:56 AM
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Tbh I love Japanese cinema, but an almost disproportionate amount of it also gives me the impression that living in Japan is really awful.

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Lion_of_Gemini
03/02/22 4:25:37 PM
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Heartomaton posted...
I can name several favorites of each of those things, but I can't say I have any favorite political nation's territories. :l

Their food, entertainment, culture, etc. Is indicative of who they are. It is only natural to have preferences.

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Stalolin
03/02/22 10:12:05 PM
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AceMos posted...
another thing about japan that makes it not good

their hatred of koreans

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee deals with this. Great book.

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