kuri wrote:
>
> A *rule* of politeness, like that of letting your seat to ederly.
>
It's still a rule.

> That's really OK for you to be told "You're a potential pervert, so
women
> cannot stand your presence in the train." ?
>
Nope. But it is okay for my wife to be able to ride a train without
having to worry about some man rubbing his crotch against her, rubbing
against her chest, etc., intentionally or otherwise. It'd never fly in
the US, but that's true of many things that are acceptable in Japan.

John W.