But there is also peace.

[Oggie]

ireland....peaceful?

You ever been out in dublin city centre on a saturday night??

Yeah man, I'm actually quite shocked we sailed in at 6th.

Speaking of Saturday night, saw something funny in the Temple Bar area over the weekend.
An aul fella' had emerged from a pub absolutely sh*tfaced at around 10.30pm, couldn't even stand. The police were trying to help him up and the poor bastard was shouting words of encouragement at himself - 'Get up John, come on John, for feck sake will ya' get up!' Hilarious stuff.
The police were in fits of laughter and a shedload of tourists had gathered in a circle around him, all grabbing pictures/videos with their phones. He finally reached the vertical position he so desperately fought for and was met with huge cheers from all the tourists in attendance. It was surreal. Around 15 meters down the road he hit the deck again...

Afterward I was thinking to myself, it's no wonder we have the drunken Irish stereotype all over the world when all those tourists go back home with pictures and videos of all that nonsense to show their families and friends.

[Gandalf]

None of that surprises me all that much. We can't really judge modern Japan on their past wrongdoings, a different time and a different mindset. It's like saying we should judge modern Germany on the Nazi's. There is no point comparing them. I really like Japan, but at the same time it is no eden either.

Props to all those countries in the peaceful top 10. That's what I like to see, some very decent countries there.

[Andre]

Good thread.
Funny how Tokyo could be thought of as peaceful; to me that is my idea of a nightmare on wheels.
I suppose the rest of Japan outweighs the heart.

Then again I can walk naked down some of our local beaches and no one is there at all, all day long; And yet less than 1 hours drive and I could be getting beat up by brick welding packs of thugs just for fun.

Strange days.

[CFH]

Good thread.
Funny how Tokyo could be thought of as peaceful; to me that is my idea of a nightmare on wheels.
I suppose the rest of Japan outweighs the heart.

Then again I can walk naked down some of our local beaches and no one is there at all, all day long; And yet less than 1 hours drive and I could be getting beat up by brick welding packs of thugs just for fun.

Strange days.

I loved Tokyo. It is one of, if not the, best places I have ever been.