02-13-2018, 06:56 AM | #21 | |
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To me, dying in your 50s is young since we have a longer life expectancy than that, so to me, Iwata passed young. Sad he couldn't beat his cancer, but that really seems to be a thing here...cancer. |
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02-13-2018, 12:08 PM | #22 | |
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Tbh I'm not sure how Japan manages to have such a high life expectancy average considering how stressful live in Japan seems to be. Plus they seem to like tobacco and alcohol. Perhaps their healthcare system is very good? Cancer is sadly a big thing in the developed world. It probably kills more people than heart disease does nowadays. Everyone nowadays has a relative or two who eventually get cancer and/or die from it. Scary. |
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02-13-2018, 12:36 PM | #23 |
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write a memoir to inform people how not to fail at life by not following my example.
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02-14-2018, 08:47 PM | #25 | |||
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People here are also eating meat more as opposed to mostly fish and seafood like previous generations and the kids are exposed to more milk now compared to the previous generations. In a western style, public schools serve it with their lunches everyday. The convenient stores here also have their own brands of fried chicken you can buy as well as other unhealthy foods like that. The convenient stores here are great because you can actually buy things like fruits and vegetables and produce, but there are also the snacks and things and with easy access to it, people, especially kids, buy it. Quote:
As to why they can probably have such a high expectancy, is probably due to the diet. Yes, it does seem that people may have their stress issues here, but...it wouldn't surprise me if stuff like that isn't taken into account when it comes to those types of statistics, since suicides are never a nice thing to think about (and I pray I never come across one again while here) and probably only focus on natural deaths. It's like the myth that Japan is a safe country due to its low crime rate. A lot of things are under reported here, ESPECIALLY rapes because of how poorly they deal with it. The country also has a 99% conviction rate, iirc, or something ridiculously high, because of how the police can coerce confessions out of people. As for the healthcare here...it really does depend. Everyone pretty much has access to it here. There's the National Health Insurance that taxes help pay for and the company insurance you get through your employer, if offered. IMO, I feel that Japanese people go to the doctor too much. Let's say I take a day off from work because I'm not feeling well. My employer would insist that I go to the doctor when I know all I need is rest and fluids or whatever. I just feel it's a waste of time and money. Unless said problem lasts longer than a day, THEN I would consider it. Never had the issue back home because I think we Americans aren't that quick to go see one and know that we don't need a doctor for every little thing. I appreciate that I have access to some form of healthcare and insurance, but hate the fact that I'm always being told to go if I want to stay home for whatever reason. Quote:
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03-09-2021, 03:38 PM | #26 |
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Other than the usual (spend more time with family, etc), I'd probably just continue doing the same thing I'm doing now. Playing videogames and watching TV shows/movies/cartoons.
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03-09-2021, 11:22 PM | #27 |
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Thanks for necro'ing this morbid thread of mine that I no longer remembered, my man.
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03-10-2021, 02:48 AM | #28 |
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I would start writing down a biography of my life and ideas while just enjoying the rest of the years.
Like, I would do EXACTLY what I do today, but I would ALSO write down things that are in my mind instead of expressing them throught more time-consuming arts. Not because I need to be remembered, but because people could argue and think about what I thought. I think history progresses with "dialectic", and even tho I might not change the world with my thought (not that I would care) I could change the one who got to know me, even just a little, even if he/she would consider me a bastard.
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