You might ask "Wait a second -- they design substantially every vending machine in the company to be stolen from by any ten year old." and you'll get a "Geez, what are you designing your ten year olds for?!" if you bring that up here.
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There will come a time when "Tsunami alert. Seek shelter immediately. Get to 15m above sea level. Get to 15m above sea level." is broadcast over the city. On that day, you don't want to have to guess, so you put elevations where everyone will check.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959219055197437952 …
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School zone from 7:30 to 8:30; similar function to the same instruction in the US.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959223543928995840 …
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Marcin Wichary @mwichary31. I accidentally got in line with little kids walking to school in the morning. There was a little roped off sidewalk lane that led to school and only school. It was cute! It wasn’t creepy. (God, let’s hope.) Does this road signage say “watch for children 7:30-8:30”? pic.twitter.com/mK6sl00JnjShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
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"Welcome [to Japan]! *picture of snowman*" https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959227130461605888 … (Translator's note: The location you're being welcomed to is implicit in the language and heavily implied by ようこそ being the name of the international tourism program.)
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The reason for women's only cars is rampant sexual assault on trains/subways, with a specific hot spot being during rush hour, when people are pressed skin-to-skin. Japan has made attempted improvements but doesn't have social will to stop it dead.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959276936982704128 …
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The first one says "Beware of door! Don't touch the door; you may be injured." The other two are adequately if not literally translated.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959283310475145216 …
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This is most frequently at places which are catering to the salaryman crowd, who might only have had a few hours for dinner at that point. (This sounds like an exaggeration. It is not.)https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959284533244784640 …
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Disabled folks and advocates for them in Japan have their own set of complaints, but it is true that a lot of public infrastructure anticipates their needs. (You'll also see many more behaviorially disabled children in public than in the US. Deep topic.)https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959288221229203456 …
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Marcin Wichary @mwichary41. I am getting a sense that Japan/Tokyo take better care of differently abled people? Examples: tactile presentation of the train configuration, and lower handlebars. Also, each elevator has a second set of buttons for people in wheelchairs. pic.twitter.com/YiFXoZoPttShow this thread2 replies 0 retweets 13 likesShow this thread -
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This restaurant was the de-facto lunchroom for the Stripe Japan office, although I always felt bad when we e.g. flew someone all the way out to Japan and feed them a cheeseburger. (Great food and, critically, can seat 12 instantly.)https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959323674439442432 …
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If you want to buy a ticket to go in and get out at the same station, there is a specialized ticket for that (costs ~$1.50). If you do it on regular ticket, error. Talk to the attendant & they'll let you out, or use fare adjustment machine (inside gates).https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959329216444612608 …
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Marcin Wichary @mwichary(For context as to why it’s a big deal for me I’ll go to this naked thingy later… I needed to go to the restroom today. I found one in the subway, behind fare gates. When I tried to leave, the gates closed on me, saying I should seek assistance. But I didn’t know how to.Show this thread2 replies 0 retweets 7 likesShow this thread
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Not *technically* an actual thing, but back in the day there was some worry about cell phones interfering electromagnetically with pacemakers, so the sign would explicitly tell people w/ pacemakers to sit in reserved seating + no phones near there.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959570394268094464 …
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The notch is for your umbrella generally, but you can use it for a cane if you have one.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959626339337748480 …
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Lines are displayed in geographical order (beginning to end); for circular lines (like Yamanote) they try to make the orientation same at all the stations so you know where you are. The letter/number combo is folks for whom Meijijingumae might be hard.https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/959628169228689409 …
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Marcin Wichary @mwichary62. In addition to 2+ writing systems, each subway station in Tokyo also has a letter+number identifier, e.g. E09. Also, I liked the convention “grayed out text = stations already visited.” It helped me once I got it. Does it mean each line is always shown in the same order? pic.twitter.com/tpUchRfwb8Show this thread1 reply 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread
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