> in Japan they still have a sense of civic responsibility Tell me if I'm wrong. But, I see your "still" as if things were better in the past. In litte towns,

> in Japan they still have a sense of civic responsibility Tell me if I'm wrong. But, I see your "still" as if things were better in the past. In litte towns, as everybody knows everybody, the rules are different. As more and more people moved to cities there was no family presure to behave. So, things were worst because family pressure desapeared and there was no substitution to get good behaviour. Big cities were a source of trouble. But, I have seen an improvement everywhere I go. I saw this kind of transformation in Spain. As the country become less corrupt after the dictatorship, economics improved and a safety net was expanded Spaniards become more civic in the big cities. Also, Japan takes care of its citizens. Japanese expect the goberment and the company they work for to take care of them. Societies that promote a every-man-for-himself approach have a harder time to ensure public civic behaviour.