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To: Anchan who wrote (13888)	1/24/2002 6:59:52 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

OK, apparently I exaggerated about the situation in Japan, but my impression isn't as isolated as you seem to think. While googling around to find data on women's employment in Japan, I ran across this: "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 drinking sake in a karaoke bar with their colleagues. The women remain in their cramped homes, staying up late, nurturing the math skills of their children." npq.org Yes, women are in the work force in Japan, but most work part time. nik.sal.tohoku.ac.jp askasia.org However, this is probably beside the point Mq was making, and you are making, which is that people in Japan have a high standard of living and quality of life. Which point is beside the point which I was making, about why the US has a high standard of living and a high quality of life. But apparently I misunderstood Mq's point.