8. The toilet seat raised itself as I opened the restroom door and FREAKED ME THE HELL OUT.
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9. Public transit kiosks allow you to look at your itemized travel summary and even get a printout of it.pic.twitter.com/DGcC7YdzTX
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10. I think I am supposed to walk on the left side of the sidewalk, and I *think* someone sneered at me loudly when I originally failed to do so. (But also, I am really tired and stressed out after a turbulence-happy flight, so perhaps I’m projecting.)
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11. The fare gate closed on me in a rather gentle way when I tried to walk past it without inserting the ticket. (Contrast: San Francisco BART gate that slammed itself into my thigh and gave me a bruise *after* I paid my fare.)
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12. Most time spent checking in was getting a debrief on a naked public bath in my hotel on the 10th floor. Should I do this. Y/N
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13. This UI might not be specific to Japan, but that’s not going to stop me from FALLING IN LOVE.pic.twitter.com/rL2H12hn5l
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14. So yes, I intend to press “oscillate” at some point. But FROM A DISTANCE.pic.twitter.com/TbhJR5wkGn
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15. Okay, the magnetic Do Not Disturb/Clean Up sign is pretty genius, particularly compared to the usual paper one that always falls to the ground.pic.twitter.com/d38kF8ONlp
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Outer doors tend to be metallic instead of wooden, so magnetic placards make sense. B/c of this they make a distinct clacking sound when closing, which you hear in anime scenes a lot when people enter/leave a residence.
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That’s pretty cool. I will pay attention now.
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It’s not something I consciously processed until I was there for about a month, but now I can’t unhear it.
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