Since European countries rarely have earthquakes, people are not well prepared for earthquakes. Most of the buildings in England are built from bricks or stones which are extremely weak for earthquakes. People hang picture frames on a bedside wall, place glass vases on top of a shelf, and put a plant pot on unstable surface. They don't seem to be worried about it.
I must say they have very low consciousness for earthquakes. Of course I can't blame them because they have no clue about how dangerous the earthquakes can be.
When I moved to England, I was scared to see those dangerous plant pots or vases. After 3 and a half years living in England, I seem to have lost the sense of safety to protect myself from earthquakes.
Maybe I need to think about the safety once more, and check every dangerous spot in and aroud the house.
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イギリスで地震が起きるとは、聞いたことがないような気がします。さぞ驚かれたことでしょうね。
近年日本では大きな地震がいくつも起きています。私が住んでいる東京でもいつ地震が起きても不思議ではないと言われていますが、実感が沸かないというのが本心です。それでも、一日で一番長く居る寝室には何も置かないようにしていますが。
どうぞ、お気をつけて。
happy blue birdさん。
本当に、イギリスは地震のない国・・・のはずなんですが。日本のような地震大国から来て地震がないということの安心感を噛みしめています。何しろ、地震がないということで、建物の耐震性がないことが心配です・・・。
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