The Japanese aren’t Haitians. They won’t wait for aid to start helping themselves. They will rebuild.
True but America took the lead AGAIN in aiding them.
No kidding. I bet they are already outside their homes, sweeping the streets where they can.
In our cities we would still be in the local grammar school gym crying about how this government should have told us this would happen.
Of course, having your country bombed into oblivion a generation or two ago might have something to do with it.
My wife was pointing out that a lot of the buildings were built with better earth quake survival in mind. When I asked why she did not see buildings more than 50-60 years old she paused for a second and said she did not know. I told her it was because her uncle flew in B29’s and dropped fire bombs all over them.
Makes urban renewal a little easier.
“The Japanese aren’t Haitians. They won’t wait for aid to start helping themselves.”
Yep. They are intelligent and resourceful people that will get on with it and recover quickly. Haitians are like inner city people in that they sit around waiting for a handout.
Yep, they don’t like taking help either, pride. That can be both good and bad. Very self reliant, smart, polite, I like the Japanese people. God bless them!!!