In Japan, signs explain everything. In the US, the walk / don't walk just tells you walk or don't walk, odds are you are going to walk no matter what's lit-up. In At smaller intersections in Japan, on the ground across the street from where you want to cross, there is a circle with two feet painted inside that reads "wait here." I did not think much about this, till one day after lunch, walking back to work down in Handa, I saw an old women was standing in the circle, feet on painted feet watching the light to change to walk.
In Tokyo, just a block or two from the Ibisu stop was this advertisement on the side of a cafe.
I'm okay with the cafe offering a wide range of sandwiches designs, that' cool. But then the sign starts prepping you for how you should react and makes a couple of assumptions. I enjoy sandwiches, I will eat more then one...
It's more fun, if someone in Japan says, "excuse me, you can't _______" and you question back, "why is that?" They usually have no answer other then because. All in good fun.
I'm okay with the cafe offering a wide range of sandwiches designs, that' cool. But then the sign starts prepping you for how you should react and makes a couple of assumptions. I enjoy sandwiches, I will eat more then one...
4 comments:
Take the feet on a street corner and turn them to face the wrong way. Which I guess if they're painted might require some work, like two cans of paint and a stencil.
Then watch the corner and see if people are so conditioned, tnat they stand at the corner facing the wrong direction, so they're in correct alignment with the feet painted on the ground.
I think they might actually start walking in the wrong direction
Or change one foot into a hand, make a Twister board.
Hmmmm, I think that idea wins. I will see what I can do.
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