Japanese culture

[TMcD]

Originally Posted by woodlander

They are giving us all a lesson in how civilized people deal with adversity.

There is a dignity that I am not sure the rest of us could pull off. Enjoy your music and stereo in good health and safety.

[Talk2me]

Form Yahoo news:
"No water for the toilets? No problem. Students in Karakuwa bring buckets of water from the school swimming pool to give survivors the dignity of a proper flush. In the kitchen, a giant rice cooker given to the school by a resident sits on a table, steam rising from the heaping mounds of rice inside.

"For a long time, in the countryside, even if you didn't have enough for yourself, you shared with others," said Noriko Sasaki, 63, as she sat on the ground outside another relief center in the town. "That is our culture. Even if they're not relatives, we feel as if they're sisters or brothers."

Read between the lines and that will really be a culture shock.