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Why would Japanese people move to CA for the more stable geology ?
by bamboozled 1y ago
Why would Japanese people move to CA for the more stable geology ?
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y agoJapan is one of the most seismically-active areas in the world. As a result, [modern] Japanese construction is incredibly resilient. I've never been in Tokyo, during a strong quake, but I'm told the skyscrapers wave around like drunken dancers.
- bamboozled 1y agoI live in Japan...I've never wanted to move to the USA because of seismic activity .
- rbanffy 1y agoI was making a joke, that even though CA is notoriously unstable and "waiting for The Big One", Japan is way more active.
- bamboozled 1y agooh right it sounded more like a statement, every time I'm in SF I worry about how unprepared everything seems.
- notmyjob 1y agoBecause there are no longer any other good reasons to move here.
- 0manrho 1y agoIt's a point of comparison to illustrate the differences. CA is seismically active, but not to the degree of Japan. Reading any further into it than that was clearly not the intent and would be foolish.