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Old 04-30-2018, 08:05 PM   #28
tanksoldier
 
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Default Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Debt

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Originally Posted by jason taylor View Post
As a side note, Ruth Benedict said that when she was in Japan there was a spike in suicides every New Year when contracts come due. To paraphrase Miyagi, in Japan, honor VERY important.

That could make debt an extremely hazardous duty.
I think that would be both a Debt and Code of Honor interacting.

Suicide is high in Japan because of their code of honor: salarymen, executives, schoolchildren...

...not because of debt.
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