Ernest Schaal wrote:
> in article ad4hgvgc82osiqbmc3t2qve08mnkeso811@4ax.com, Michael Cash at
> mikecash@sunfield.ne.jp wrote on 7/7/03 6:18 AM:
>
>> On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 05:26:10 +0900, Ernest Schaal
>> <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> belched the alphabet and kept on going
>> with:
>>
>>> If chikan is not the rule, then why do the commuter trains have
>>> special cars for women only
>>
>> I thought these were still somewhat of a rarity...but then again, I
>> don't ride the trains. Have these become the norm now?
>
> I have seen them in a variety of cities, so I assume they are now the
> norm.

Did your wife translate for you, or were they also labeled in English,
"Ladies Only Car"?

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