Notes for Gaijin (外人) #1
Sep. 14th, 2007 12:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
In Britain, we drive on the left, and overtake on the right. On escalators, we stand on the right, and overtake on the left.
In Japan, they drive on the left, and overtake on the right. On escalators, they stand on the left, and overtake on the right.
In Japan, they drive on the left, and overtake on the right. On escalators, they stand on the left, and overtake on the right.
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Date: 2007-09-14 01:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-14 01:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-14 02:30 pm (UTC)Since there has historically been very few samirai in Britain, that was never a consideration when the custom of escalator-standing developed.
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Date: 2007-09-14 02:30 pm (UTC)Not just Osaka either ...
Date: 2007-09-14 03:22 pm (UTC)Oh, and the stairs are clearly marked with "up" and "down" arrows on the stairs (and sometimes arrows overhead) and people *mostly* stick to those, but there are enough that don't (and not just me with my luggage!) that it's annoying :-)
Re: Not just Osaka either ...
Date: 2007-09-14 11:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-09-14 03:26 pm (UTC)Last night, the