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Only in Japan..(Riding the Train) (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Sep 2013
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jakeXT
(10,575 posts)1. Pretty empty
oregonjen
(3,335 posts)2. I love the plunger!
There were plenty of times I lost my balance on crowded trains! I also remember being one of those who would sleep and then wake up at my stop.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)3. "Crazy teddy bear" lady isn't fooling anyone
She ain't crazy, she just doesn't want an actual crazy person to sit next to her.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)4. I have no idea
How she hauls them around. She does not appear to have a back pack!
Lydia Leftcoast
(48,217 posts)8. Maybe they walked on with her, holding paws
All she had to do was help them onto the seat.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)14. That's taking Japanese "cutesieness" to a whole new level
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)15. There are overhead luggage racks in Japanese trains
So her "teddy bear bag" is likely up there and out of view.
rurallib
(62,406 posts)5. do they pay?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)6. No, the train system bears the cost
The free riders have a plush life.
OrwellwasRight
(5,170 posts)7. Yuk yuk yuk!
"plush life"
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)13. From her uniform, I'd say that's a high school girl
My guess is that she's probably saving seats for friends.
sakabatou
(42,148 posts)9. You know you're working to hard when:
TheMightyFavog
(13,770 posts)10. Ah, yes passed out Japanese businessmen...
I've heard stories about their legendary drinking parties...
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)11. Reminds me a bit of the subway in Korea
Often you'll see people sleeping.
antiquie
(4,299 posts)12. Personal plunger
has no germs.