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03-13-2011, 11:14 PM
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The reality is that if you are hit hard enough, it wll take very long time to recover. The reason I say this is that many have been hard on Haiti for taking so long to recover from last year's earthquake. Now that a very rich country, Japan, has been hit incredibly hard, it will be interesting to see how long it takes these people to recover, and it appears that they will get a lot of foreign aid too.
I don't doubt that Japan will recover more quickly than Haiti since Japan so, so much more rich than Haiti, but I do not believe it will be a walk in the park.
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03-13-2011, 11:20 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | It won't be a walk in the park, not at all. But it's societal for the Japanese - the community is more important to the individual, and the physical recovery will take far less time than people think.
The economic impact, however, will be felt for decades.
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03-13-2011, 11:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Findlay, Ohio | | | It has little to do with wealth. Japan is more productive than Haiti, and less corruption within the government.
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03-13-2011, 11:44 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Both Haiti and Japan have suffered horrible loss of life. The wealth of a nation has no relevance to the impact people feel when they lose their loved ones. People from all over the world reached out, and continue to reach out with aid and volunteerism for Haiti. People from all over the world are reaching out and volunteering for the people of Japan. It's what people do. It's human. It has nothing to do with the wealth of a nation. |
03-13-2011, 11:58 PM
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03-14-2011, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Pacman It won't be a walk in the park, not at all. But it's societal for the Japanese - the community is more important to the individual, and the physical recovery will take far less time than people think.
The economic impact, however, will be felt for decades. | Very true.... It is a society built for this kind of thing.
They do have experience with "global" disasters like this.
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03-14-2011, 03:34 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Studio City, CA | | | Have to go with the Pacman on this one. Have been to Japan and have seen the power of its people. At worst it can be called a hive mentality, but the country as a whole strives for harmony and the challenges posed by the triple hit, world record earthquake(s), tsunamis, and nuclear contamination, will be met head on with the full force of one of the most industrious people on the earth.
Problem is that the Japanese economy has been in and out of recession for the last two decades, so they may not have the economic might to keep in the top 5.
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03-14-2011, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fo shizzle Very true.... It is a society built for this kind of thing.
They do have experience with "global" disasters like this. | They invented the word tsunami. In ancient times, horrible weather was almost an asset to the japanese, destroying invading mongol ships. I can't imagine they were too taken by surprise, but this is an utter catastrophe regardless.
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03-14-2011, 08:01 PM
| | | | Japan is a "rich" nation because of the hard work, discipline, high education level, high standards, tenacity, pride, respect and forward thinking of it's people.
It will recover as quickly as possible for the same reasons.
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03-14-2011, 08:44 PM
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03-14-2011, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar Both Haiti and Japan have suffered horrible loss of life. The wealth of a nation has no relevance to the impact people feel when they lose their loved ones. People from all over the world reached out, and continue to reach out with aid and volunteerism for Haiti. People from all over the world are reaching out and volunteering for the people of Japan. It's what people do. It's human. It has nothing to do with the wealth of a nation. | No, but the wealthier a nation is as a whole, the less time they live in squalor after the disaster, and as a result the fewer people die from dysentery, pneumonia, TB, etc etc etc.
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03-14-2011, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by basstotheface It doesn't take a genius to figure out that when something is broken, the more money you have, the better you can fix it. | Quote:
Originally Posted by sloasdaylight No, but the wealthier a nation is as a whole, the less time they live in squalor after the disaster, and as a result the fewer people die from dysentery, pneumonia, TB, etc etc etc. | +1. |
03-14-2011, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by sloasdaylight No, but the wealthier a nation is as a whole, the less time they live in squalor after the disaster, and as a result the fewer people die from dysentery, pneumonia, TB, etc etc etc. | This is something I can agree with. Wealth won't bring back anyone dead now, but it sure can help to stop more deaths in the coming months.
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