Kris M comments

Just curious...Of you that are saying, don’t forget the past. How many of you (talking to the Americans in the group) were for the tearing down of the statues in the South?

I’m not saying what side of the argument I am on. Just a curious question.

Its called volunteering.  You shouldn't expect to get anything from it in the first place.  You know the great thing about all this?  No one is forcing you to do it.  Don't like it?  Than don't do it.  Why am I planning on volunteering for this event?  One, it's the bloody Olympics, why not?  Two, it's helping your fellow man.  You can either sit at home and watch it on TV and say, "huh, that looks cool", or actually be there, and experience something that for many would be once in a lifetime.  And I can make a 2 hour round trip from home to Tokyo for 1000.  I get to do that for free now?  Awesome!