Kind of reminds me of the stalwart citizens of New Orleans that pitched right in and rebuilt their own...er, wait a minute...aren't most of them still in Houston living in trailers? :-)
You have to give it to the Japanese...they are not afraid of hard work. And, they're known for their substantial comebacks.
Well, in the real world beyond what “Treme” portrays, yes, New Orleans problems are due to the people of New Orleans. Nothing worse in the world than waiting for help and waiting and waiting, and then when help comes being extremely ungracious because it took so long or wasn’t good enough or was done in a way that didn’t respect you.
Who, exactly, does the person who waits and waits respect? All my life I have had a passion—a passion against waiting. I am glad to see the Japanese share it.