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Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE
Overall I have to say that the mental atmosphere in Japan is one of calm and hope for better days. Maybe they are still in shock, but when Katrina happened in the USA there was panic, looting, and rioting in the relief shelters with people demanding assistance. The people of Japan are going through a triple disaster with dignity and calmness trusting in their own spirit that they will overcome. WIth little or no food or water they sit quietly praying for a miracle. If they will die, then it will be quietly without shaming themselves or their country. No spoiled rants over what services are not being provided for them, because they feel entitled to being taken care of. You have to feel proud of them for the humility and dignity that they wear on their sleeve for everyone to see.
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It is hard to digest such a catastrophy in a country like Japan but it is also for the reason you just stated that make's it even more heart-felt.
I arrived home yesterday and found a message written on the drive by my 8 year old (they often draw on the drive with crayon), you'll have to excuse her english as she is bi-lingual - "Be australia such a nice place to live" "Be australia such a lucky place" I just know this has derived from Misato trying to explain to them what's happening in Japan. We haven't said there cousin's and grandparents are in danger as they are not...yet, but we are certainly worried.
The Japanese culture still amazes me. As you guys have said, they don't like showing signs of weakness and such. On jp tv the local gov't of Sendai feels they are being left in the dark about the reactors and are very disolutioned.