I can tell its driving the S.O. nuts not to be in Japan right now. (Its driving me nuts-I want to be there and help). Some selected quotes from the S.O:
On CNN live report from Japan, most reporters’re telling that they’re amazed how calm and patient victims are, no one is yelling even on the long line to get food, gas, etc. They’re also amazed how good descipline Japanese culture is. I’m sure those reporters went to many disaster places all over the world and saw misery before. I’m very happy to hear that and proud of being Japanese!
Actually I am kind of amazed that American reporters are picking up on this. Anyone who has lived in Japan is not surprised-but trying to extrapolate a lesson for Americans is a stretch I think. Americans would never put up with everything else that goes with being Japanese-except if they live in Japan. And even then, most of us there in Japan, try to assimilate into the culture-only to realize we can’t.
The Governor of Tokyo, Ishihara said to the press that the tsunami was judgment. How rude! I’m sure many victims in Tohoku will be upset. He was trying to say that current Japanese government is using tsunami for changing their disrepute to reputable, but I think he is too thoughtless as a Japanese & as a governor!
Not really surprising about Ishihara. If you have followed him carefully-he will find a way to blame it on the Gaijin soon enough.
Couldn’t stop crying. This girl (Minamisanriku townhouse employee) kept telling to entire town by disaster prevention radion “Run, run away now, escape, evacuate!” till tsunami attacked. Later someone saw that the girl was swept away..Very sad story.
It was a sad story. I felt like crying too.
Heartbreaking! Whenever CNN news features Sendai’s disaster, my heart is crying! I was born in Sapporo but my family moved to Sendai when I was 9 months baby. I grew up there till Ele. school graduation. It’s like a my childhood hometown, warm people, ???all kinds of fresh sea food, local diarect, happy & good memories, etc. I do hope Sendai will be retrieved, ??? Sendai!!
Sendai is a great city. And the S.O. did spend her childhood there. She counts Sendai as home-the same way I count Pittsburgh as home.
