Actualy I would not be suprised to learn that being a person in Heian country life would not give you a better life expectancy than court life. Apathy kills, it really does.
[nods] That's what I was thinking - people outside the court, especially out by the ocean, would at least have better access to fresh food and might bathe more often. Still be subject to a lot of the same diseases, though.
Yeah, but they'd still have better health and maybe not such an easy victims for disease. But you know, my father said it best: History? I wouldn't want to live there!
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Date: 2010-06-16 10:02 pm (UTC)And they were the fortunate cosseted upper classes...
The emperor (what we see of him) also looks young, Sugawara (the cheater) somewhat older.
I think its fitting that Sai looks timeless throughout.
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Date: 2010-06-17 07:04 am (UTC)Apathy kills, it really does.
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Date: 2010-06-17 05:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-06-17 05:35 pm (UTC)But you know, my father said it best: History? I wouldn't want to live there!