For you, which things do you consider needs, and which things do you consider wants?

1) school uniforms
2) clean air
3) books
4) a computer connected to the internet
5) a job
6) money
7) many friends
8) some land to use for yourself or your family
9) lots of nature near where you live
10) some farm animals (pigs, cows, chickens)
11) a pet
12) a vacation
13) food
14) daily exercise
15 ) a religion (God)
16) music
17) a boyfriend or girlfriend
18) fashionable clothing
19) a T.V.
20) a cell phone
21) clean water
22) a doctor that you can afford
23) a car
24) public transportation (trains, buses)
25) a close local community
26) a close family who all live in the same place
27) a bath or shower in your house
28) a toilet in your house
29) a smile on your face
30) an elementary school education
31) a junior high school education
32) a high school education
33) a university education
34) other schools (Juku)



Different societies, different needs:

Oil:
U.S. and Canada = 5.3 liters of oil per person per day.
Rest of the World = 760 cc per day.


Food:
U.S. = over 3500 calories per day.
Japan, Bali = 2500-3000 calories per day.


Electricity (kWh) per person per year:
U.S. = 13,242
Japan = 7,846
Indonesia (Bali) = 440


Carbon Dioxide:
U.S. = 20 tons per person per year.
Japan = 9.4 tons per person per year.
World average = 3.1 tons per person per year.


  When I went to Bali, I was thinking about the differences in needs and wants between people in Japan, the U.S. and Bali.  I often wondered who is really more happy, more healthy, and so on.....