7 Differences in Pandemic between USA vs JAPAN
2020 ended.
And 2 weeks have already passed since 2020 Ep.2 started.
Both Japan and America seem still struggling in dealing with COVID-19.
As looking back 2020 (Episode 1), here are 7 differences of how people reacted to COVID19 between in America and Japan.
1.Reaction to Mask
US: Had protests against wearing masks
JP : Lined up so long to buy masks
2. Conspiracy
US: Believed in the Illuminati conspiracy
JP: Praised “AKIRA” (an anime movie in 1989) predicting the cancel of TOKYO 2020
3. Public Transportation
US: Racism on the train and people arrested for not wearing a mask on a bus
JP: No speaking on the train, mandatory masks…. Hmm.
What’s wrong?
That’s NORMAL!
4. Moms
US: Mom calls their kids in distance and says “Stay home, ok?”
JP: Mom calls their kids in distance and says “ Be homestay.”
5. Leaders’ Health
US: President infected COVID and clinging to the position
JP: Prime minister infected Ulcerative colitis and quickly left.
6. Leaders’ reactions to mask
US: President never wore a mask
JP: Giving Abenomask which was too small for himself.
7. The Influencers
US: People followed Fauci
JP: People believed in AMABIE
『肥後国海中の怪(アマビエの図)』（京都大学附属図書館所蔵）
Photograph courtesy of the Main Library, Kyoto University — Amabie
Amabie is a legendary Japanese mermaid or merman with three legs, who allegedly emerges from the sea and prophesies either an abundant harvest or an epidemic
