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Elderly Hikers in Japan
In Japan, hiking is one of the most popular hobbies for people who are retired. Whenever I go mountain climbing in the summer, I encounter a lot of seniors. Even on mountains which are more than 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) high, I see more older hikers than ones who look less than fifty years old. Personally, I am happy to see those active retirees who are enjoying their second life. However, there are some problems that are caused by these people. First of all, the number of mountain accidents is increasing each year. In 2013, 320 hikers were dead or went missing in mountains, and people who are over 60 years old accounted for two thirds of this figure. Furthermore, far more elderly climbers were rescued after getting sick, injured or lost. There are some minor problems, too. When hikers go through narrow paths or rocky trails where you need to climb ladders and ropes, there are queues of people in front of these places because these trails are not easy to pass for senior climbers. I think it is time to impose a mountain entrance fee to more-than-60-year-old hikers who want to climb dangerous mountains or a large entrance fee to seniors and smaller to young people. Then, the government can use this money for the maintenance of mountain trails and rescue operations. In Japan, health insurance and nursing care insurance is mandatory if you are over 40. So, why not the mandatory mountain entrance fee?
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I completely disagree though I understand your frustration. The question is though, following that logic, a friend of mine came back from a war missing a leg. He acts fine otherwise, but sometimes he even forgets and will start sprinting for his leg to twist and then down he goes. He and the people you talk about earlier didn't ask to have that happen to them. Is it morally right to try to separate them from their joys because it slightly inconveniences us more?
0 votedSeptember 8, 20150- In a literal sense it means "People who are unwilling to cheat/do immoral things come out behind those who do" "Cheaters win" This is used however when talking about relationships from men because they believe some women date men because they're the stereotypical 'bad boy' and the object of their affection turned them down because they didn't meet that stereotype A funny song talking about it would be this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fz3zFqLc3E0 votedApril 18, 20150
Exactly like how you have the question of the bands. What IS your favorite BAND? What ARE your favorite BANDS?
If you're asking about the KIND of music they like above all others, it would be "What is your favorite kind of music?"
If you're asking about the assortment of music they like listening to, it would be "What are your favorite kinds of music"
"if I make questions" is correct, as is "if I ask questions", "if I'm making questions" and "if I'm asking questions" sounds better to my ear though.
Also to answer your question, I listen to many genre of music, but my favorites are probably rock and classical.
0 votedApril 18, 20150Hello world
Hi, my name's David, and this is my first time chating with other people from a different country, I'd like to make a lot of friends and find people who have the same interest than me. I love music and I play the guitar. I'm still learning, but I can play some songs already. I like anime, in specific One piece, naruto and some others. I also like sports, drawing and singing. I play videogames and I like to read, My favorite book it´s "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-exupéry, and the last book I read was "The unbearable lightness of being" by Milan Kundera. If someone wants to speak spanish sometime I'd be happy to help.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince If you made a guess at the name blindly you hit it spot on without trying.
You spoke a lot with "I'll like to make friends", I'd is correct because I'll means 'I will' which makes it sound definite, but sadly you can't make people be your friends, so it's not definite, so you're trying to make people be your friend. This would fall under a "I would like to " thing, so it gets contracted down to I'd. "I would like to make friends" "I'd like to make friends" "I'd like to get a cup of coffee." "I'd like to eat a bagel."
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0 votedApril 18, 20152Could you correct it, thanks so much
My role model is my fifth sister. Her name is Mai, and she is a very beautiful and gentle person. She sacrificed everything for her siblings. When she was 12 years old, and my family was poor, there was a Cai luong show in my village. Many of her friends came to the theater. My sister didn't have any money, so she sold guava in order to earn money for a ticket. After school, she looked over our younger sisters and brothers, so she didn’t have any time to hang out with her friends. It was a hard time for my family. She was good student, but my father decided stop her education because it was difficult to pay for her school. She cried so much, and insisted on continuing schooling. Her teacher came to my house to convince him that my sister should return to school, but it didn’t happen. When she was 18 years old, she left house to do business in a far away place. She would always send money back to take care of our school expenses. Every year, at Tet's holiday, she always buys clothes and things for us. Fortunately, she was born in my family. I love her so much, and she always is the idol of my life.
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