Giving up seats in Japan to people who need it
Where to buy COPIC markers in Tokyo
Because my photo of the markers received so many shares, I realised that many artists are interested about the markers and perhaps want to know where to buy them from. Hence I wrote this guide for artists to shop in COPIC heaven aka Tokyo. ★ UPDATE NOV 2017: Please refer to my new article for latest updates on COPIC marker shopping! >>> Ultimate Guide to Copic marker shopping in Tokyo, Japan
Oh.. I thought people in Japan would be do the same thing.
ReplyDeleteWell… could be due to the highly competitive seats for long journeys over an hour!
DeleteI don't think there is any good excuse not to give up your seat :(
ReplyDeleteEither sleeping or looking at smartphone…
DeleteJapanese in my FB feedback that they try to avoid eye contact because they are afraid of intruding other people's privacy or something…
Then other foreigners feedback about the long journey and elderly refusing their seats when they give up for them...
I think the salary man didn't want to have to choose between the old man, the expecting mother, or the mother holding the baby. Lol I've been in situations like this... it's really difficult to choose who to give the seat up to. For me, it was between two elderly people. I got up and walked to the other end of the trolley without knowing if any of them took the seat. I was hoping someone else would get up for the other person, but I could not put anyone on the spot. Hehe I guess I think about things like this too much.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!! ^_^
Haha, it is fair game after you get up, but who knows maybe another young person took up the seats instead! It happened to one of my readers XD
DeleteI try to give my seat by half the time they refuse… they don't want to make me feel like I'm being burdened... ㄟ(ツ)ㄏ
ReplyDeleteI find that part of the reason why people eventually gave up offering seats too!
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