http://la-grange.net/2010/08/10/holiday-world-03 - vacation in the US versus other countries
http://blog.ireneau.com/2012/04/mindful-design.html - bleak urban landscape contrasted with Japan, Kyoto in particular
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/world/americas/23iht-23prison.12253738.html?pagewanted=all - US prison population