I suspect quake humour is a bit more forgivable if you're actually living in an affected area. It's how many of us get through such situations after all.
Someone once made the point to me that humans are constantly exposed to radiation. There's big source overhead, another big source under our feet. My house sits on a rock in one of the most radon intensive areas in the UK and, from what I've read, the exposure levels are about the same as Tokyo has had. However, that's a miniscule risk I can control by installing a sump and opening windows (am suddenly concerned about "Keigo's" tomatoes...). If the nuclear plant on Anglesey went off like Fukushima, I'd be rather more apprehensive (then again, I'd also be able to see the smoke, so would be too busy hightailing out of here to worry whether the fears were irrational).
That's true, but the tone tends to be quite different too. I lost count of the number of Americans who've posted along the lines of "lol, Godzilla!!1" in response to news articles, but I've also seen refs from expats too, who seem to be using it more as a way of explaining the impossible.
If you're near a power plant, now is a good time to start asking questions about safety. Seriously, it's worth doing. Don't wait until an emergency for people to start saying "My God, all that secret cost-cutting! How could we have POSSIBLY knooooown!?"
But I want stuff from Ibaraki. Does that mean that I am nobody? T-T
Actually I don't care where it comes from as long as it's cheap, but I would seek out Ibaraki produce right now just to prove that it's perfectly fine to eat and people are overreacting.
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Someone once made the point to me that humans are constantly exposed to radiation. There's big source overhead, another big source under our feet. My house sits on a rock in one of the most radon intensive areas in the UK and, from what I've read, the exposure levels are about the same as Tokyo has had. However, that's a miniscule risk I can control by installing a sump and opening windows (am suddenly concerned about "Keigo's" tomatoes...). If the nuclear plant on Anglesey went off like Fukushima, I'd be rather more apprehensive (then again, I'd also be able to see the smoke, so would be too busy hightailing out of here to worry whether the fears were irrational).
Glad you're feeling more on top of things anyway.
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If you're near a power plant, now is a good time to start asking questions about safety. Seriously, it's worth doing. Don't wait until an emergency for people to start saying "My God, all that secret cost-cutting! How could we have POSSIBLY knooooown!?"
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Actually I don't care where it comes from as long as it's cheap, but I would seek out Ibaraki produce right now just to prove that it's perfectly fine to eat and people are overreacting.
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