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by coldtea 2570 days ago
>Sure, the US also had a recession and it shows. But I can vouch for OP what he said about Japan. Once you step outside Tokyo/Osaka in to the smaller cities, you'll see abandoned buildings, crumbling public infrastructure and many people living off government benefits, struggling to make ends meet.

I've been to Mississippi, Alabama, South Dakota, Michigan, and lots of other states, and it's probably much worse there.