Top countries for quality of life (spoiler the US and Venezuela not on it)
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Poor people shouldn't count. If your quality of life is good when you're poor that is irrelevant.
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I'm moving to Iceland. Can I bring guns?
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if you took a gun to Eisland they would drop to number 54Swaye said:I'm moving to Iceland. Can I bring guns?
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hell - his red ass and a bow and arrow -
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That's why we need a wall
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Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
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Shit group, shit list.
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Being the most homogenous large nation on Earth does wonders for social cohesion. They have no one to blame but themselves when shit goes wrong.oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
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is it what i think it is?oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
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Why do I get the feeling this thread is a setup and a socialism-in-Scandinavia argument is incoming?
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I dunno is it?WeakarmCobra said:
is it what i think it is?oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
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oregonblitzkrieg said:
Why do I get the feeling this thread is a setup and a
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But diversity!!YellowSnow said:
Being the most homogenous large nation on Earth does wonders for social cohesion. They have no one to blame but themselves when shit goes wrong.oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
Tangent, new Hardcore History pod on Asian-Pacific War 1937-45
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I will have to check this out. I like Dan Carlin's pods. Japan does need some immigration. They don't make babies and are the fastest aging wealthy economy in the world. Their GDP per capita compared to ours continues to lose ground since the early 90s.GrundleStiltzkin said:
But diversity!!YellowSnow said:
Being the most homogenous large nation on Earth does wonders for social cohesion. They have no one to blame but themselves when shit goes wrong.oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
Tangent, new Hardcore History pod on Asian-Pacific War 1937-45
Japan is basically the most raysiss country on earth and they don't want to take in any non Japanese. Great for social cohesion. Terrible for their economy. It's not all about the almighty Yen right?
@AZDuck you wanna weigh in? -
Splitskin, his WW1 pod was greart. Kind of rudimentary for a WW1 buff, but fantastic for the lay man.GrundleStiltzkin said:
But diversity!!YellowSnow said:
Being the most homogenous large nation on Earth does wonders for social cohesion. They have no one to blame but themselves when shit goes wrong.oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
Tangent, new Hardcore History pod on Asian-Pacific War 1937-45 -
It is one of the biggest social and health problems facing Japan - about 1 million people, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and will not come out.
abc.net.au/news/2015-07-07/hikikomori-japanese-men-locking-themselves-in-their-bedrooms/6601656 -
Bad link OBK. Please fix.oregonblitzkrieg said:It is one of the biggest social and health problems facing Japan - about 1 million people, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and will not come out.
abc.net.au/news/2015-07-07/hikikomori-japanese-men-locking-themselves-in-their-bedrooms/6601656 -
I would agree with that list. I thought Germany and Denmark were both really great until I spent three weeks in Finland. That place is pretty amazing.
They are the socialist utopia though. I was told by the locals their income tax was pushing 70%, the sales tax was very high (alcohol tax was 26%), and the bulk of the population lived in small condos.
They had everything they needed, and everything was super nice, they just didn't have any money. That scenario keeps the prices of things down though. A water front home would be in the 200k Euro range. -
abc.net.au/news/2015-07-07/hikikomori-japanese-men-locking-themselves-in-their-bedrooms/6601656YellowSnow said:
Bad link OBK. Please fix.oregonblitzkrieg said:It is one of the biggest social and health problems facing Japan - about 1 million people, mostly men, have locked themselves in their bedrooms and will not come out.
abc.net.au/news/2015-07-07/hikikomori-japanese-men-locking-themselves-in-their-bedrooms/6601656 -
Jesus those Japs are bizarre.
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I’m OG Carlin listener. Heard them all, some twice. And as you know,YellowSnow said:
Splitskin, his WW1 pod was greart. Kind of rudimentary for a WW1 buff, but fantastic for the lay man.GrundleStiltzkin said:
But diversity!!YellowSnow said:
Being the most homogenous large nation on Earth does wonders for social cohesion. They have no one to blame but themselves when shit goes wrong.oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
Tangent, new Hardcore History pod on Asian-Pacific War 1937-45
He never claims to be a historian out here. -
Their guitars and fishing equipment are the best on the planet though. Keep being yourselves Japan.Pitchfork51 said:Jesus those Japs are bizarre.
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So what you’re saying is, Japan needs some fast strat Mexicans.YellowSnow said:
I will have to check this out. I like Dan Carlin's pods. Japan does need some immigration. They don't make babies and are the fastest aging wealthy economy in the world. Their GDP per capita compared to ours continues to lose ground since the early 90s.GrundleStiltzkin said:
But diversity!!YellowSnow said:
Being the most homogenous large nation on Earth does wonders for social cohesion. They have no one to blame but themselves when shit goes wrong.oregonblitzkrieg said:Japan belongs on this list. Maybe it's not the most tolerant society out there, but nearly everyone is skinny, they've got heated toilet seats in public restrooms, and the best assortment of cold drinks on every street corner. You could leave your wallet on the busiest Tokyo street and come back 2 hours later and there's a good chance it would still be there, or someone would turn it in. The streets are some of the cleanest in the world. I saw someone drop a piece of garbage on the sidewalk and someone else walking the other way picked it up and tossed it in the nearest trash bin. They take their hot tubbing seriously too. That shit is good for your health.
Tangent, new Hardcore History pod on Asian-Pacific War 1937-45
Japan is basically the most raysiss country on earth and they don't want to take in any non Japanese. Great for social cohesion. Terrible for their economy. It's not all about the almighty Yen right?
@AZDuck you wanna weigh in? -
Almost all my Fly Rods were made in WA and all my guitars are from CA. Don't really view Jap Fenders being better than American ones - do you? I guess Shimano makes great reels right?Mosster47 said:
Their guitars and fishing equipment are the best on the planet though. Keep being yourselves Japan.Pitchfork51 said:Jesus those Japs are bizarre.
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Dividends of not having to worry about other countries stomping a mud hole to your ass. Guess why that may be for most of the countries on this list.
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They're a mystery and always have been, a complicated people, very polite outwardly, but inwardly, they've got the age old kamikaze samurai spirit, it manifests in their art. Not saying that's a bad thing, it can be good if put to the right uses.Pitchfork51 said:Jesus those Japs are bizarre.
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Grand Seiko watches rival anything the Swiss make. Post WW2 Japs are cool. Pre-WW2 Japs are little yellow bastards.
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All Fender guitars are shit. They were designed to be shit and still are to this day. Just because they were first doesn't mean they are good. $1,800 for an Am Standard that was designed to be takes apart and thrown away as it becomes used? Right. The Custom Shop is just there to rob Baby Boomers. Tokai, Momose, ESP/Navigator, Fugigen, etc. are the great Japanese ones. A late 70's/early 80's Tokai LS smokes anything Gibson has put out since 1960.YellowSnow said:
Almost all my Fly Rods were made in WA and all my guitars are from CA. Don't really view Jap Fenders being better than American ones - do you? I guess Shimano makes great reels right?Mosster47 said:
Their guitars and fishing equipment are the best on the planet though. Keep being yourselves Japan.Pitchfork51 said:Jesus those Japs are bizarre.
For reels there is JDM Shimano, Daiwa, and Megabass. There is a tiny amount of Abu still made in Sweden and everything else is Korean and Chinese made shit.
Any rod that is worth picking up today is either a Toray carbon or 3M resin. The bulk of them are Toray, which is a Japanese company. You have Gary's blank company NFC and Lami which are low end outside of the Infinity line. Everything else is Chinese made shit.
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Sounds like some roaches have shown up in someone’s bunker MRE’s this morning.Mosster47 said:
All Fender guitars are shit. They were designed to be shit and still are to this day. Just because they were first doesn't mean they are good. $1,800 for an Am Standard that was designed to be takes apart and thrown away as it becomes used? Right. The Custom Shop is just there to rob Baby Boomers. Tokai, Momose, ESP/Navigator, Fugigen, etc. are the great Japanese ones. A late 70's/early 80's Tokai LS smokes anything Gibson has put out since 1960.YellowSnow said:
Almost all my Fly Rods were made in WA and all my guitars are from CA. Don't really view Jap Fenders being better than American ones - do you? I guess Shimano makes great reels right?Mosster47 said:
Their guitars and fishing equipment are the best on the planet though. Keep being yourselves Japan.Pitchfork51 said:Jesus those Japs are bizarre.
For reels there is JDM Shimano, Daiwa, and Megabass. There is a tiny amount of Abu still made in Sweden and everything else is Korean and Chinese made shit.
Any rod that is worth picking up today is either a Toray carbon or 3M resin. The bulk of them are Toray, which is a Japanese company. You have Gary's blank company NFC and Lami which are low end outside of the Infinity line. Everything else is Chinese made shit.
No one cares about fly fishing. It's been the least productive method out there for over half a century.
