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To: Ilaine who wrote (13889)	1/24/2002 11:02:01 PM
From: Maurice Winn	of 74559

<"From abroad, our image of the Japanese family is of men who rise early, commute long distances to work in Tokyo and stay out till the wee hours drinkingsake in a karaoke bar with their colleagues. The women remain in their cramped homes, staying up late, nurturing the math skills of their children."> As with all stereotypes, there is enough truth that it's recognizable. But the average hours worked in Japan are about the same as in the USA and similar to other OECD countries. Also, people do have houses, albeit smaller than the Truman Show style houses of middle USA. Cars are smaller too, but I don't think that means the quality of life is reduced. One thing that genetic engineering might usefully do is shrink people. Maybe 1 metre tall would be a good size. Imagine how cheap international air travel would be. How cheap housing could be. How little food one would need. How many people could fit on a bus. How small a car or Segway could be. Maybe brains couldn't shrink and still function as well [or better with the right DNA selected] and there would be a limit on body size to support optimum brain function. Mq Mq

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