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IWasGregInTokyo OP t1_jbsn0cr wrote

Reply to comment by halborn in 12 years ago it seemed like another normal day in the office. Then things went crazy. This had been going on for over a minute before I started recording. by IWasGregInTokyo

British Canadian permanent resident of Japan. Was working on the 16th floor of the Mark City building in Shibuya.

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forgetl09 t1_jbstnf8 wrote

Why didn’t you evacuate the building during that first minute? As a former CA resident I am surprised by the lack of response from you and team members.

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Kisaxis t1_jbsvama wrote

Japan and its buildings are no strangers to quakes. They definitely didn't expect it to be this bad but if you live in Japan for any substantial amount of time, you would definitely be used to quakes.

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forgetl09 t1_jbswlhz wrote

I can understand that, living on the fault line in the east bay of CA that was 30 years overdue at that point made us all very fearful of quakes even though we went through them frequently. The difference might have just been the age of construction of the area I lived in and the nature of the inevitable massive quake that was coming (still hasn’t hit, only getting stronger), vs modern building in an urban center with more regular large quakes. Thanks for the input!

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TaskForceCausality t1_jbsvbja wrote

>>Why didn’t you evacuate the building…

Probably because Japanese building engineers take earthquake codes seriously- as the video capably demonstrates.

In the US? Well, if you’re close to an exit get out first. It’s a better place to discover if the contractor followed the rules or lobbied their way around them.

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forgetl09 t1_jbsw3h7 wrote

Yes, the dystopian society in CA where there are no regulations and builders get to run wild.

It’s emblematic of how negative Reddit has become when you ask a genuine question about the cultural differences between regions and you are downvoted, and the discussion shifts to nationalism.

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F1ackM0nk3y t1_jbt6pjl wrote

It’s not nationalism to say that the Japanese have better building codes than the US does. Spend some time there and you’ll quickly realize that

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superhappyphuntyme t1_jbt4dmv wrote

We’ll I for one think Trudeau is still far and away better than a large swath of American leaders.

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Lord_Derp_The_2nd t1_jbt53ca wrote

Reminding Americans that there's more to The Americas than just the USA is a surefire way to trigger another Jan 6th riot from the Gravy Seals.

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