text: which of these two countries would you rather like to live,  japan or united states?   since you're pinoy and i'm american, i don't know how much i'm going to be able to help you on this one. america's cheaper than japan for a lot of things. japan still has the gaijin thing going on, but america's got a real xenophobic vibe at present, too. japan's a great place to experience. if you're sure you have enough to cover food and lodging the whole time you're there, you'd really enjoy it. america's so much bigger. i guess if you were talking about living forever, might think about the us since there's much more room.