Ernest Schaal wrote:

> If chikan is not the rule, then why do the commuter trains have special
cars
> for women only and why are there all those posters telling women to
complain
> if they are molested?

I think you answered your own question. The reason cars for women are
*special* is because chikan is *not* the rule. If it *were* the rule then
cars for women would also be the rule.

And as for the posters, well, have you noticed, for example, that there are
also posters telling people to point their umbrella downwards when they're
in the station? If you watch people, though, you'll see that 99%+ of people
have their umbrella pointed downwards anyway. Again, you've got it
arsy-varsy. The rule is to point your umbrella downwards, and the poster is
there to reinforce that rule. In exactly the same way, the rule is to
respect the physical person of your fellow passengers and the poster is
there to reinforce that rule.

I find it odd that you can't see this.

--
John
http://rarebooksinjapan.com