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#172
11-11-2022, 01:29 AM
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Indeed, that is the face I make knowing I don't risk death going to work/supermarket/post office/school/bank/convenience store/bowling alley/beach/car wash/your mom's house
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#174
11-11-2022, 01:54 AM
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#177
11-11-2022, 02:19 AM
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For real though, Japan is just another place to live in the world. Has its good points and bad points, just like any other place.
For me, personally, the good points outweigh the bad, so I've enjoyed my going on 6 years in Japan, and have no plans to move back to the states any time soon. Set reasonable expectations and life can be as good (or bad) as you make it. | ||
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#178
11-11-2022, 02:43 AM
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My neighborhood is almost all families with kids, a blend of about 50/50 white/hispanic. I leave my front door unlocked when I jog. Sometimes I'll forget and be too lazy to lock it when I go on a quick errand and not care. People's kids are going up and down the neighborhood on all manner of devices, no parents seem to worry about them getting shot, run over, or abducted. It feels about as safe as any place can be The most notoriously dangerous areas near my city are South/Central Phoenix and Maryvale, these have decently high gang activity and the most shootings of anywhere in the state. I drive to houses in these areas for work, not super frequently but that's because there is another office for our agency located closer. But I do go there on a fairly regular basis. Even there, I don't worry, nor has anything threatening ever happened for years. The only downsides are there's limited food options that I like, gas stations bathrooms are usually off limits, you have to run the panhandle gauntlet of people begging for money as you go into gas stations, and their gas stations usually smell like they are brewing up a nice pot of warm vomit somewhere The only time a smart person would worry about being shot in my state is during a road rage incident. AZ is called the wild west because we have a strong gun culture and no CCW license requirements, etc. Be a good driver, and don't EVER start shit with other drivers, and you'll be fine even amongst all the guns though | |||
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#179
11-11-2022, 03:12 AM
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I mean, everyone always says "I see it on TV, but I never expected it to happen here!" Until it does.
Though I've been in close proximity to gunfire (one was a drive-by on the opposite side of the street where I was walking, and the other, an altercation in a parking lot), and it's quite distressing, I didn't personally feel I was in mortal danger because I wasn't the target. Even so, I can't emphasize enough how nice it is to not even have to think about it happening. I haven't looked recently, but I seem to remember statistics of something like 10 firearms deaths on average a year. Thats like a quiet morning in Chicago. | ||
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#180
11-11-2022, 03:28 AM
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Although, when you look at the statistics of gun violence, from what I recall the majority of it tends to come from specific blocks of specific cities. Like the majority of the city is pretty ok, but there's some specific spots that are fucking warzones. I've seen some articles presenting this back in the day. But I haven't been keeping major tabs on it or anything though | |||
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