John W. wrote:
> CL wrote:
> 
>>John W. wrote:
>>
>>
>>>And I'd wager the average US bank is much more friendly and willing to
>>>help than the average Japanese bank, on the whole anyway. The fact that
>>>ATMs are open when most people need them by itself puts US banks ahead
>>>of their Japanese counterparts in terms of convenience.
>>
>>Friendly is relative.  I have never had a person walk up behind me at an
>>ATM in Japan with his right hand stuck in the pocket of his warmup
>>jacket and say something like "Yo', dude, how much we takin' out today?"
>>
> 
> But that's hardly the bank's fault. 

I think a good bank would make sure that muggers were always available 
to assist with ATM transactions. Japanese banks should keep up with the 
times.

KWW