Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Japan Culture Shock

These first few days in Tokyo have been busy and fun! Half the time I'm shocked by all the things I had forgot about and that are different from Korea and the other half the time, I feel as if I never left Japan or that I have come home in a way.
Here are a couple observations of the things that struck me when I first got here:
- In a polite conversation between two people who had just met, 80% of the statements were made in question form
- There's slightly less foreigner fascination/ phobia here
- Cell phone service cuts in and out on the train and subway :(
- You can't talk on your cell phone on public transportation
- At 6:00pm on a Saturday night, the subway was crowded with drunk business men
- There are so many bicycle lanes and parking areas and bikes aren't even locked up :)
- There are public washrooms in the convenience stores
P.S. I also stayed in a capsule hotel for the first time :)

1 comment:

  1. You slept in that small space?! I doubt I could, but what an idea!

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