Many Japanese people associate America with crime and violence, but New York is actually a pretty safe place, especially when compared to places like Los Angeles.
Ask me to outwit a 200-pound monster who’s making things up as he goes along and I’ll eventually do so. But afterward, plop me back into my life and tell me it’s all back to normal and while I will believe you and largely act normal myself, I’ll still be fighting the monster internally, on my own, with no end in sight.
