Notes for Gaijin (外人) #1

[bellinghman]

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.

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Re: Not just Osaka either ...

[feorag.livejournal.com]

I'm finding in Kyoto that what we have is confusion. I get the impression its mostly Tokyo fashion, but just enough people do it Osaka fashion to turn escalators into a scrum.