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English Audio Request

Ringo
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How do you feel about the practice of daylight savings?

Is it just like you're going through jet-lag twice a year?!

Although Japan doesn't observe daylight saving time, I'm interested in it because of the concept, which is to save energy.

It's said that Korea suggested in 2009, at the leader's session, that Korea and Japan will adopt it at the same time in the near future.

Despite that, I've heard some negative opinions about it. Some say that they won't be able to adapt to it very easily, and as a result, they will have sleep-disorders and other health problems.

Some people complain that their chickens won't adapt to it! Hahaha. I know~ they want to wake up with the sun no matter what time it is!

I guess that there must be some more serious problems, and it could potentially cause more confusion, which I am not sure about though.

So, if daylight savings time were observed in Japan, like in 70 other countries around the world, what would happen here?

The temperature during the daytime here has been increasing amazingly in the last few years, particularly this year!

I'm afraid of Japan becoming subtropical because of the rapid procession of global warming!

I wonder if we could be active as we are during the daytime, even if the working time gets longer by the practice of daylight savings.

Recordings

  • Does Daylight Saving Time Really Help with Our Lives? ( recorded by ielanguages ), American (Michigan/Midwest)

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  • Does Daylight Saving Time Really Help with Our Lives? ( recorded by Pasokon ), Midwestern American English, Neutral Spanish

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