JAPAN | Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [398]
In the U.K., if there are no cars coming, people will cross the street, even if the pedestrian light is red. However, in Japan, only real rebels cross the street when the light is red. Waiting for the light to change takes some time. If you see a set ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [3439]
In Japan, although times are changing, generally most people work for the same company for the whole of their career. People who change companies are frowned upon. The term for most workers in Japan is "Salary Men". The unofficial uniform for ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [403]
In public in Japan, particularly on trains and in restaurants, it seems it is considered bad manners to wipe or blow your nose, if you must you have to head off to the toilet to do it. In Japan, as in most of the Asian countries I have visited, it seems ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Friday, 26 Oct 2007 | Views [353]
It would be wrong to say the Japanese are anal about toilets, but there is definately more to it than in your typical western W.C. In Japan, the toilets are of two main types: Japanese and Western. The Japanese are just holes in the ground where you ... Read more >
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UNITED KINGDOM | Thursday, 25 Oct 2007 | Views [336]
Eveywhere you go in Japan, you are never more than ten minutes from a Pachinko place. I am sure you could find a Pachinko place quicker than a public toilet. While I am on the subject, the best place to go for a public toilet is the subway stations. ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Saturday, 13 Oct 2007 | Views [368]
Everywhere you go in Japan there are vending machines selling soft drinks and snacks. Nobody vandalises them and you can guarentee you are always within about 5 minutes of a drink. See here: http://www.photomann.com/japan/machines/
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