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She is in USA for 17 years and holds citizenship in both countries. We talked about Japan and North Korea [she noted that NK and Japan have always had an enduring stress and strain] and the conversation evolved around to mostly American character and personal strengths or weaknesses of the American people. She pointed out that Japan fought two wars on their home land and their people and culture survived. She noted that Japanese people are willfully strong. She noted that in times of crisis most American "citizens" would be expected to become unhinged. And, noted that we never had to endure a war on our lands. Her English was good but overlaid with Japanese it was hard to understand her. What she was saying was that "most" Americans do not have the strength of character to endure hardship. What I told her was that maybe 40-50% of the population was weak. But the balance was generally strong and a minority had the strength and conviction to fight a common enemy or endure hardship such as in an environmental disaster. Any thoughts? I look at my own neighborhood block and generally see weak minded people that could not fend for themselves nor survive on their own in the face of a disaster. Thanks for the read.