On May 24, 9:33 pm, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 23, 6:31 pm, chuckers <chucker...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A good chunk of the others that are against having kids cite that the
> > future of Japan is so bleak, they don't really want to bring kids into
> > the
> > world right now.
>
> I think the world is a lot less bleak now than in years past. But A)
> people have more access to information, and thus know more about the
> bleakness; and B) kids really aren't needed like they were in years
> gone by when most families had farms and such, and could always sell
> off the little buggers if they got to be too much trouble. I think the
> 'world is bleak' excuse (I've got friends who say similar things)
> really means "I'm enjoying my life without kids so why ruin it?"
>
> John W.

Certainly possible.  Thing is, though, that using the same survey in
other countries you'll get *way* different results.  Japanese tend to
take
a pessimistic view of the world and don't want to have kids.  Other
countries,
not as much.

http://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik09/2010-02-19/2010021906_01_1.html

(not necessarily a perfect representation.)