Originally Posted by iggle

Normans were Norsemen, so technically we are Vikings. I can find my direct descents to a norman knight

Originally Posted by Scamp

You can trace your family tree back to a peasant brothel you mean...

Originally Posted by iggle

You can do better Scampy, don't be jealous your from shithampton, half Welsh and you don't have my boyband good looks.

Everyman is born equally, some more than other.

Originally Posted by Norm_uk

No country is all rosey.

But Japan is doing ok. Lowest crime rates in the developed world too. Richer than us as well.

They will bring in more workers but won't be giving them passports and benefits. The large elderly population will be solved by expat workers like they have in the UAE who they can get rid of when they don't need them. A few will intermarry and some long term people will get citizenship by demonstrating loyalty and commitment to Japanese culture but not millions. Which is exactly what the UK should have done.

I also think Japan might show the world how we don't need to keep growing our numbers without end - that thinking is literally destroying the environment.

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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy

I largely agree. But they have deep structural problems, especially in terms of welfare and inequality. Their strengths lie in resilience and individual determination, as well as a system that keeps money flowing around the economy.

But don't push the curry: there's just one recipe, altered only by how hot it is. (I'm discounting curry doughnuts, which are great, especially for unsuspecting friends.)

Originally Posted by Paracletus

There is a reason why Japan is at the forefront of robot technology and automatisation.