The most optimistic anecdote from Tokyo in a while: I went to the grocery store yesterday. This same store was business as usual ~2 weeks ago. Yesterday:
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* Every cashier in a mask and latex gloves. * Plastic barriers between cashier stations and checkout lines. * Signs on floor marking out ~2 meters of personal space. * Hygiene officer disinfecting baskets/etc literally constantly, morning to night. * 90%+ masks on shoppers.
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Replying to @amyhoy
I really want someone to put up a sign saying: Welcome to our store. You will find we have more than adequate stocks of plastic, cardboard, soap, alcohol-based disinfectant, and personal protective equipment, plus incredible attention to detail and constant desire to improve.
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And address that letter to coronavirus.
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<Samuel L. Jackson Voice>O-mo-te-na-shi, #(%)%#%#&er.</Samuel L. Jackson Voice> Explainer for half of this extremely niche joke: omotenashi, a buzzword when pronounced like that, refers to the distinguishing characteristic of Japanese hospitality.
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