bulldogs in japan

dogs in japan are better off than most people in the world who don't have access to potable water. they have cars, they have their own vet meds, barber shops, dress shops, what have you. and to think they don't have to write a thesis on education and economic growth, 20-page papers on philippine politics, foreign aid and poverty, and china-japan relations. i saw these bulldogs yesterday while i was walking in the lonely road of urasa, unmindful of the crammings of iuj students for deadlines. yet it seems the dogs have it all what iuj students crammed for: more food, better shelter, expensive clothing (hey that's basically what we want that's why we spend sleepless nights computing the value of labor and capital as production inputs to increase income) and amenities like car, spa, hair care, health care. are they better off than us?

nonetheless, i still don't want to be a dog in japan.