Last night, my friend from Canada came to visit Machida so we decided to go out for dinner. It had been almost 2 months since I last saw him so we had alot to catch up on, and we talked non-stop. I had so much fun!!
I am going to write about the homeless culture in Japan. I personally feel that Japanese homeless people are very creative. In Canada, most homeless people had no shelter, so they simply slept on the streets or infront of a building. Contrary to that, Japanese homeless people make their own shelter and they try to make themselves feel at home. The difference I see in homeless people in Japan and Canada is that Japanese homeless people doesn't really beg for money or food while almost every homeless person I saw in Canada would ask for change.
In class, it was mentioned that some people choose to be homeless. I was surprised to hear that at first, but I think that those people might've felt tied down by their family, always working with the pressure from his family, not respected by family members, or lack of freedom. Maybe the can't afford to pay the rent, or can't be bothered to pay for gas and electricity. Maybe they seek for people in the same situation who would understand and appreciate what they are going through.
