tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824417013751474461.post7781645893872561625..comments2023-10-21T00:53:22.988+09:00Comments on Far Away Blog: People Escaping Japan?Kevin Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16173830755983155580noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824417013751474461.post-25285474194401436022011-03-21T17:50:29.418+09:002011-03-21T17:50:29.418+09:00The Sun is a rag for people who can't read. Sa...The Sun is a rag for people who can't read. Sadly, there seem to be a lot of such folk here in Britain. But even more responsible media have been feeding us crap. They have been disappointed by the calm of the Japanese people and have been moved to describe the lack of hysteria, looting etc as 'strange'. What the media require is footage of people reacting in the way soap operas have conditioned westerners to behave.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953895787016401619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824417013751474461.post-44056474713840736202011-03-20T20:07:33.904+09:002011-03-20T20:07:33.904+09:00To where would everyone go should there be a 10+ q...To where would everyone go should there be a 10+ quake?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale<br /><br />Scroll down to first table.Peter Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307407079410401594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824417013751474461.post-30523793033409457092011-03-20T17:17:22.208+09:002011-03-20T17:17:22.208+09:00Hi. Great article. I too have felt the anger about...Hi. Great article. I too have felt the anger about people, mostly foreigners, who are adopting this 'head for the hills' approach to all of Japan. <br />The thing that really got me was the reports about how backed up things were in Tokyo at all the visa offices as the foreigners re lining up around the block to get their re-entry visas! Extra staff were having to be put on, in this time of crisis, to deal with people who wanted to get out now, but reserve the right to come back as soon as the Japanese called all clear. <br />Personally I would have told them, it's a time of crisis we don't have staff to dedicate to you hedging your bets. <br />But that's just me. <br /><br />I'm a Canadian who lives in Spain but we also own a house in Kyoto (that I am trying to figure out how to donat ethe uses of to family needing temportary shelter). It always amazes me when, when it comes down to the nitty gritty, people are more willing to believe fox news than the Japanese government. Not trusting the us government I understand! <br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for your great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824417013751474461.post-6315097787498671452011-03-20T02:22:09.574+09:002011-03-20T02:22:09.574+09:00I'm seeing this as over the top too. EVERY Ame...I'm seeing this as over the top too. EVERY American news station is scared and freaking out about possible radiation hitting the west coast of the states (completely forgetting that Hawaii is closer to Japan). They bring countless numbers of Nuclear professionals on, and everyone of them says that the threat is minimal to Americans, and even the rest of Japan. Yet, people are still ignorant to believe that radiation is some sort of plague. My favorite so far is FOX News's "debate" on the subject between a UC Berkley Professor, Ph. D Nuclear Physics, and a Green technologies investor. that makes NO SENSE. A professional v someone biased to Nuclear tech no matter what. <br /><br />Americans need to start thinking.Xanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02822918441183470012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4824417013751474461.post-28709054572655373992011-03-20T01:06:32.691+09:002011-03-20T01:06:32.691+09:00Hey man, I play rugby for a french rugby team, I&#...Hey man, I play rugby for a french rugby team, I've been dealing with hysterical bullcrap on my team mailing list from day one.Hikosaemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09001094965634408490noreply@blogger.com