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by amrocha 2y ago
I lived in Connecticut for 6 months if you care. And Canada is relevant because I visited the US multiple times per year for both work and pleasure and got to see what living in different cities would be like. And it was awful.
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by amrocha 2y ago
I only have 1 friend that has a car where I live. It’s pretty great.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Yeah, every country has its problems, but that doesn’t mean they’re all as bad as each other. Yes, Japan has a problem with allowing police to hold suspects for 3 weeks with no outside contact. But the reality is that very few people are ev
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by amrocha 2y ago
If you think that’s for the benefit of the rest of the world then I’ve got a bridge to sell you.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Yeah dude, you’re just rich. Most people aren’t, and wouldn’t be even if they were in the US.
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by amrocha 2y ago
People choose guns because they’re very lethal. If a gun wasn’t around they might not choose that route, and eventually get out of the dark place they’re in.
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by amrocha 2y ago
I lived in Connecticut too!
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by amrocha 2y ago
Yeah sure, the US is better than India and it has a large scale immigration program, doesn’t mean people would choose to move there if they had other choices.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Really happy for you mate! This isn’t theoretical for me either :) I’m glad your experience was good, but I don’t think that holds true for most people.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Ok, well I’m a person and not a household so i’ll stick with my number.
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by amrocha 2y ago
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by amrocha 2y ago
That’s not really true anymore! Japan works on average less hours than the US does at this point, especially if you’re in tech like me. I’ve never worked more than 40 hours per week here. And Japan actually has more time off for people to e
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by amrocha 2y ago
Yes, Tokyo is WAY more affordable than any city in Canada or the US. And I lived in Connecticut too btw, but Canada was longer and more relevant since I visited a lot more of the US while living in canada.
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by amrocha 2y ago
The difference is that I’ve never met a Canadian who hasn’t been to the US at least once. The same can’t be said for US citizens, as evidenced by you. I lived in Connecticut for 6 months too for what it’s worth. Awful place. Canada is much
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by amrocha 2y ago
If salaries weren’t so high nobody would choose to work for Google in the US vs in other places.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Your quality of life points boil down to being rich. If you’re saying that you’re more likely to end up rich in the US then sure, but most people don’t end up rich.
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by amrocha 2y ago
I have literally lived in the US before. I spent 12 years in Canada, right next to the US as well. Awful place to live. And of course your multinational coworkers want to move there. They’d make a lot of money to insulate them from the awfu
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by amrocha 2y ago
You earned it, you spend it. Not your children. They’re gonna have to work too!
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by amrocha 2y ago
Those homes are so expensive that only high income earners can afford rent. Hence my comment.
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by amrocha 2y ago
I don’t think you’ve ever biked in a city if you think 10km is 20 minutes
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by amrocha 2y ago
It’s just an acknowledgement of the spread of cults in the US. Just look at Utah.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Yes, it’s literally fake. Japan issues government bonds and instructs the central bank to purchase them and uses that to fund its spending. It has been doing that for decades. Any other country could do the same thing.
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by amrocha 2y ago
> Are you on the outside looking in, and this is what the US looks like to you? No, I lived in Canada for 12 years, my family lived in the US for 6 years, and I regularly visited for work and pleasure. My first hand experience is that th
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by amrocha 2y ago
You're the one that thinks "it's as old as time" is a good enough reason to keep doing it
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by amrocha 2y ago
It means people literally don't want to live there, but choose to because the west coast is too expensive.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Go for a walk where? On the side of the stroad? With your friends who live 10Km away and have to drive to meet you because there's no public transport?
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by amrocha 2y ago
The US certainly does not subsidize drugs for the rest of the world. It literally would rather enforce patents than save lives. And there are no long queues for healthcare where I live. Service is cheap and insurance is nationalized.
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by amrocha 2y ago
And most of that money goes to higher food prices, health insurance and cars.
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by amrocha 2y ago
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Keep in mind median income is 37K, 50K in cities. If you think you can live a fulfilling life on that income then I’d be impressed.
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by amrocha 2y ago
I personally would like to live somewhere where all the starbucks are comfortable. That’s why I live in Tokyo.

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