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Japan’s population drops by nearly 800,000 with falls in every prefecture for the first time
(www.theguardian.com)
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I was watching a documentary about this. White guy who's been living in Japan for decades goes to dying villages, talks with the locals in Japanese, they complain about no one wanting to live in villages, declining house prices, no one to do the necessary jobs. He mentions it'd be nice to live in a village.
The look of fear. You wouldn't understand the culture, we have a certain way of doing things, ... yadayada.
I’ve been watching this channel about a Canadian couple moving to a little village in Japan. The locals have been very welcoming. They’re renting a home from a local who were apparently very happy to have them.
I’m sure small town attitudes happen. They happen everywhere. I’m just not sure Japan is uniquely bad.
I watch them too. And there’s another similar channel of a single young (American, I think?) woman who’s doing the same thing. And again, the locals are very welcoming - I suspect this depends on whether the newcomers are making an effort to integrate, learn the language, etc.
Idk. Why go to Japan if you want to live in a village when you can go go to Thailand.
Idk. Why go to Japan if you want to live in a village when you can go go to Thailand.
Japan has a relatively stable government that doesn't go through cycles of democratic elections then army coups?
Idk. Why go to Japan if you want to live in a village when you can go go to Thailand.
what if you like Japanese culture and first world amenities
You should research Thailand a bit to update your worldview
Why the fuck would researching Thailand suddenly make me like their culture and amenities any better than Japan's
You seem like a nice person, and any culture should be proud to welcome you and your reading comprehension levels!
What am i not comprehending? You implied that researching Thailand would "update my worldview", when I merely mentioned cultural preferences and better amenities. Researching Thai culture would not make one like it any better than Japanese culture nor would it eliminate the fact that Thailand is a poor country with poor amenities, especially if you're moving to a rural village.
Also if you can't handle the word "fuck", then you might consider getting off the Internet.
Do you have a link or name to that docu?
I think it’s this YouTube channel! (life where I’m from): https://youtu.be/LEh697_p79I
Cool, thanks
Sorry, no. Think it was something on NHK I watched several years ago.
Wouldn't have thought that NHL of all would portrait japanese people like that. Interesting.
Wasn't that a BBC article? The wording is very familiar as well the exact scenario.