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A third of Americans are obese compared to 4% of Japanese people. The secret to low obesity in Japan is smaller food portions and healthier ingredients in meals and drinks. The Japanese prioritize a good diet which is why so few of them are obese. It’s part of their culture. Instead of having burgers and fries, they‘d have rice, ramen, sushi. Instead of having Coca Cola, they’d have tea.

I know several women whose husbands pressured them to stay home after having kids because the women earned less them. Not only were the women losing years of experience, but they were also missing out on promotions. I have a cousin with a masters degree who left a manager role to raise 3 kids and after she got back into the workforce, she had to start at an entry level role because the economy is bad and the gap on her resume is unattractive to employers. She’s resentful because she is a 38 year old woman who has to work a job that is meant for a 22 year old new graduate. I would be mad too if I had 8 years of post grad experience in my field and was back at the bottom.

Statistics show that in Haiti, only 12% of the population have running water inside their homes and only 38% of the population have regular access to electricity. And crazy enough, only 3% of the population owns a car. They lack all the modern inventions that we have.

https://unsouthsouth.org/2023/02/22/rural-communities-in-haiti-gain-access-to-water-through-solar-water-pumps/

Only about 25% of students from high-poverty high schools finish a postsecondary degree within six years, compared to over 50% from low-poverty schools.

This is not equal opportunity. If there was equal opportunity, poor kids would also be graduating college at 50%.

https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/nscblog/high-school-income-level-drives-postsecondary-success/

• According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2014), individuals within the top family income quartile (top 25%) are 8 times more likely to obtain a bachelor’s degree by age 24 as compared to individuals from the lowest family income quartile (bottom 25%).
• In 2014, the high school dropout rate among persons 16–24 years old was highest in low-income families (11.6 percent) as compared to high-income families (2.8 percent; National Center for Education Statistics, 2014).

https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/education

Basically, the high income kids can go to college without student loan debt because their parents pay their tuition and they don’t have to work minimum wage jobs to pay rent while the poor kids have to take on debt and often work multiple jobs due to having no financial support from parents.

Statistically, a baby born to two educated parents with prestigious careers (lawyer, doctor, investment banker, etc) will a lot more opportunities compared to baby born to a single mom who is a high school dropout and lives in a trailer park, for instance.

• In 2014, the high school dropout rate among persons 16–24 years old was highest in low-income families (11.6 percent) as compared to high-income families (2.8 percent; National Center for Education Statistics, 2014).
• According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2014), individuals within the top family income quartile are 8 times more likely to obtain a bachelor’s degree by age 24 as compared to individuals from the lowest family income quartile.

https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/publications/education

Like if she works at a nail salon and doesn’t make much money, would you consider that to be a turn off?

I visited the UK and Japan and when went out to eat, we weren’t expected to tip the servers just for doing their jobs. In most of Europe and Asia, you aren’t expected to tip. Why can’t we ever act normal like the rest of the world? It’s ridiculous.

I started being sexually active right after I turned 13 with another boy in my grade and my parents hated it because they thought I was too young. They got me on birth control but kept discouraging me from doing it. It made me felt like sex was something to be ashamed of and I felt bad for doing it. The more sexual partners I had, the worst I felt. Whether or not I was ready or not wasn’t for them to decide. I am now in therapy to deal with my issues. I felt like if they had been supportive of me regardless of their feelings towards it, I wouldnt had developed these mix feelings towards sex.

I‘m an adult now but I started being sexually active at 13 with a boy in my grade at 13 and my parents hated it because they thought I was too young. They got me on birth control and stuff but said everything they could to discourage it because they thought I wasn’t ready. Whether I was ready or not wasnt for them to decide. If my 13 year old daughter came up to me and told me that she was ready to be sexually active, I wouldn‘t tell her that she wasn’t ready or say anything to discourage her from doing it because teens mature at different rates. I was ready at that age even though most kids in my grade didn’t have their first kiss yet. Basically, I would trust her, arm her with all the information she needs to be safe and be supportive of her doing it as long as the boy is age appropriate. If only my parents were like that.

The area I grew up in was only 5% Asian and about 80% white. My parents (Chinese immigrants) purchased a house there because the area was super safe and the schools are some of the best schools in the state. An upper middle class community basically. I spent many years hating my skin color and wanting to be white because of it. I rejected my heritage, my language, etc because of it. I’m recently only starting to like myself again. I still struggle with being Asian in some ways. A good education was more important than my well being I guess.

I first started being sexually active at 13 and my parents didn’t like it because they thought I was too young. They got me on birth control and was constantly discouraging me from doing it even though I wasn’t going to listen. I was already halfway through puberty and was educated on the consequences of sex so I don’t believe I was too young. I have a daughter and if she wants to have sex when she is at that age I wouldn’t think she isn’t mature enough unless she shows me otherwise. I plan on being a sex positive parent because my own parents weren’t.

The pay range is 70k-90k for my current role but in addition to our Boston office. we have like offices in like 6 states. The Cleveland office is also paying 70k-90k for the same role. But here’s the thing. A house in the Greater Boston area costs like 800k but in Cleveland, the average house costs 200k. I could easily afford to buy a house there on this salary. I would transfer to the Cleveland office if I wasn’t so attached to my friends and family.

It’s the same mindset that is still around today. Most girls I know lost their virginity at around 17-19 because they were told to not give it up to some random guy because they would be seen as sl*utty. I lost it at 13 to a boy in my grade because I didn’t want to wait. My best friend at time lost it at 12 to her boyfriend at the time (who was 13).