Kensaku Yamazaki
Thoughts on Liberty and Freedom in America
The United States of America is considered the country that respects the
liberty of people. People respect each other's individualism and accept many
different ideas, cultures, and people. I think the idea of liberty and freedom
American people have is more developed than them Japanese people have. The most
impressive and surprising thing I experienced in the U.S. related to liberty
and freedom is the different criteria for drunk driving between Japan and the
U.S. While in Japan people are never allowed to drive a car if they drink even
a cup of alcohol. In the United State, people are allowed to drive unless their
blood alcohol level exceed limit number each state set. I think American people
take more responsibility than Japanese people take in daily life instead of
more freedom. In the U.S, people are allowed to drink some alcohol before they
drive. However, it is their responsibility to think, by themselves, about how
much alcohol will prevent them from driving safely. I think the punishment for
drunk driving is harsher in the U.S. than Japan. Besides this difference in
drunk driving, I can see several things that show this developed idea about
liberty and responsibility American people have in daily life. I really respect
the idea of liberty and responsibility in the United State of America and I
think Japan should follow the U.S. in this part.