Expat income, banking, and flag theory

[BRUTE]

Who watches the watchmen?

other, competing watchmen

[Mister Imperceptible]

@Seppia

That’s a fair question.

By your description and my definition the Japanese are more honest.

If they don’t like you, they are honest about it.

@brute

Can I FaceTime you?

[jacob]

You can literally go to the bathroom and leave your $3000 MacBook Pro on an outdoor table at the cafe in the middle of a crowded place and it will be there when you come back (saw this happen, I was totally awe struck).

Petty theft carries a hefty sentence in Japan. Stealing a candy bar would get you 1-2 years in prison. That might explain it.

[prognastat]

And from what I understand presumption of innocence isn't really a big part of the justice system there...

[Mister Imperceptible]

And I would be afraid to take a job in Dubai because if you steal, they chop your hands off.

Not that I would steal anyway, but as an ethnic-European American would greatly fear arbitrary local law enforcement.

[Jean]

I you get raped in Dubai, you actually go to jail for adultery.

[Seppia]

Petty theft carries a hefty sentence in Japan. Stealing a candy bar would get you 1-2 years in prison. That might explain it.

I would think there is a strong cultural element too, otherwise the death penalty would be a much bigger deterrent than what it is, and Norway should be the most crime-plagued country on earth (have you seen their prisons? they look like 3 star hotels).