tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post6597080356223215458..comments2023-05-17T16:27:44.487+09:00Comments on Japan: Consideration & self restraintCeciliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-87240230394090770812013-05-20T07:03:48.513+09:002013-05-20T07:03:48.513+09:00I am not really sure that it's the young peopl...I am not really sure that it's the young people who are the worst offenders in the manners stakes. The 40-50 age group are often much worse. The teens rarely push to get off the train.<br />When you find a teen falling asleep on your shoulders, it's good to keep in mind that he or she has often been at juku till 10 pm the night before, many commute an hour or 90 minutes if they are going Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-45558883419504964542012-10-11T14:23:30.699+09:002012-10-11T14:23:30.699+09:00Having my first experience riding the train I saw ...Having my first experience riding the train I saw first hand how it works here. The young are oblivious and self absorbed. One teen that sat next to me was asleep-several times his head dropped onto my shoulder. I nudged him while staring right into his face-that woke him up. I was the only one who even bothered to get up for an elderly woman who obviously was having trouble standing and trying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-21559157945259460832012-10-02T22:28:59.138+09:002012-10-02T22:28:59.138+09:00I have kind of mixed feelings about the giving the...I have kind of mixed feelings about the giving the seat up. I got a death stare standing up for a woman who evidently... wasn't ... pregnant... I've also been snapped at in Aus for standing up for someone whom I apparently insulted by suggesting they sit...<br /><br />I am all for - no passive aggression, taking responsibility for oneself and just asking if one needs a seat. Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-83812708071368713852012-10-02T09:31:06.403+09:002012-10-02T09:31:06.403+09:00I just give them a death stare... It tends to work...I just give them a death stare... It tends to work well enough! ;) <br /><br />I just listened to a story on a Canadian radio program about an older man who asked a young punk to remove his bag so the man could sit down. The punk swore at the old man but a young business man ce to the rescue and humiliated the punk. It was meant to be a heartwarming tale, but proved to me just how few people are SomedaysSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485017469544064676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-23492329011876061522012-09-30T22:48:33.591+09:002012-09-30T22:48:33.591+09:00I'd expect nothing less from a barbarian! :)I'd expect nothing less from a barbarian! :)Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03061122323528396071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577220744066392429.post-83550846238264796752012-09-30T17:07:22.286+09:002012-09-30T17:07:22.286+09:00I've done it! Though only once. I picked up a ...I've done it! Though only once. I picked up a woman's bag and put it on her lap. She didn't even wake up. (It was in the evening and I think she'd had too much too drink.) <br /><br />If they're awake, I indicate that I want to sit down, or - when I'm feeling obstreperous - I simply start lowering my butt. That bag disappears quickly enough. :DRuroushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10638258526527895171noreply@blogger.com