On 12/23/2003 6:18 AM, John W. wrote:

> another fool wrote:
> 
>>
>> Noone is going to bump into me and make a dent short of a sumo - I`m a
>> big guy and a good bit past hefty to boot.  My problem was people
>> trying to run over my stroller and 4 month old - the guy who got
>> pushed almost got his ass kicked when he almost knocked the stroller
>> over then proceeded to give the wheel a kick as he was going past.  
> 
> I've always wondered why everyone wants to live in the large urban 
> centers so much for reasons like this. The streets are so crowded that 
> you can't push a stroller without people bumping it, or the people are 
> so rude that they bump into a stroller without caring. Had many such 
> issues in Himeji and Kobe, and both are much less crowded than Tokyo.

Well, right. If you're going to insist on living in a large urban center 
you need to accept that you will have to deal with crowds and adapt 
accordingly. I don't think anyone should be forced to live in a big city 
if they don't want to, just as no one should be forced to live in the 
country involuntarily.

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