The people of Japan - A must read comment

While stationed in Japan we lived in GOJ housing (Government of Japan). These houses were remarkable. They were built on rollers. Why? Because they do experience so many earthquakes each year. They also built rooms made of metal, put pocket doors in so you could close off any room, should there be a fire, and the fire is contained.

One of the things that was told to us, as we had our in-briefing was, that you could toss $400.00 on the dash of your car, walk away and do some shopping, come back and it would still be there. . .if it wasn't it was because an American took it. 

They have beer machines, like our soda machines, out on the streets. There is a drinking law and their children would never take it upon themselves to go and buy beer. . .unlike our American children would.

Once while we were there some of the businessmen had a conference with our Base Commander because they wanted to know what to do about the Amercian teenagers that were going into their stores and shoplifting. . .this is something, again, they didn't have a problem with within their own community. 

Integrity is something they lived with everyday and one of the reasons why there were so many Americans that were choosing to stay in Japan instead of returning to the States. My prayers are with them at this time.