Women in Japan and the purse

September 28th, 2005 by quaisi

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Japanese women are the mistresses of the purse in Japan, controlling the family budget with a ferocity only equalled by their love for their kin. She will dole out a pitiful “okozukai” or insultingly enough “pocket money” to her salaryman husband who has spent the past month working away his soul 15 hour shifts at a time to earn the majority of it.

When the family goes to restaurants, the car breaks down or other such event, she will be the one controlling the purse strings.

This is amusing when you see how women are treated in Japan. Their pay is consistently lower than their male counterparts, even when doing the same job. They also don`t get as easily promoted. Ageism is also rife with adverts specifically asking for only for women under a certain age - 30 for example. And then they get control of the entire family budget?

Perhaps it is because the salayman husband is too busy working away his soul at those 15 hour shifts at a time to be able to go to have the car fixed or reign in the callous overspending? I guess there`s a balance in everything.

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  • One Response

    1. Mike Says:

      you now it all my friend. you should write a book to the Japanese on how silly and strange they behave. Then they will read it and see the truth and logic in what you say and you can save them from their meaningless and misguided lives. get a life loser

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