oookay! Thanks Paul! But now I am confused...when IS shitsugyoo used then? I am sure my childhood Japanese friend's questionnaire had this word for a reason, no?Originally Posted by PaulTB
oookay! Thanks Paul! But now I am confused...when IS shitsugyoo used then? I am sure my childhood Japanese friend's questionnaire had this word for a reason, no?
Hah. I was obviously still editing when you posted that :-P
Try looking up a bit ;-)
Yep, unemployment is 失業 = used also when one has lost a job, or is unemployed, fired, I think...I think it is a noun used for unemployment...
hmmm...very confusing though.
Especially, as being fired/ lost your job does not necessarily mean unemployed in Japan....
Like: "are you unemployed or have you lost your job?" ???
The difference in meaning is big in the Japanese language though, no?
As mentioned above the unemployment statistics are probably much higher than Japan reports.
And that in itself is the "tip of the iceberg". Japan loves to "look good" on the surface, and while they are trying to "man please" the rest of the world by sending billions of dollors for this and that. They are at the same time ripping off their own people.
Food prices are about 5 times higher than the rest of the world (go on base and check out the prices). They put high taxes on many desireable items as well as rice.
And while they are so "giving" to the rest of the world they offer next to nothing in the way of welfare for their own people. You are either rich, poor or homeless. Even a single mother with a couple of kids only gets a little free milk and enough to buy "some" food after jumping through a 1000 hoops at the city office.
There are millions of ways that the Japanese Govenment could ease the burdens of it's own people and make life easier. They are making steps but it may not happen in our lifetime.
I've tried to help the homeless in a small way and if you would like to help please check out this website. http://familysupplyline.com
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