"Eric Takabayashi" <etakajp@yahoo.co.jp>, haber iletisinde ?unlar?
yazd?:3FC659ED.D3D30ECB@yahoo.co.jp...
> "John W." wrote:
>
> > Ed wrote:
> >
> > > Japanese are not kind.
> > >
> > Coming to this conversation late, but suprised it took twelve years.
> > When our son was six or so months old my wife went to back to Japan for
> > a few months to be with her family. She said not once did anyone bother
> > to hold open a door for her when she'd go out with our son in the
> > stroller. In fact, one instance stands out clearly for her. She was
> > struggling in a very chilly rain (very light) one morning, holding an
> > umbrella, opening the door to the Sanyo in Himeji, trying to push the
> > stroller with her leg, when a man pushed through in front of her. Bad
> > enough that he didn't help out, didn't hold the door or something, but
> > he actually pushed his way through like she was holding the door for
him.
> >
> > One sign of the more or less pervasive 'lack of kindness' is the lack of
> > escalators going in both directions, if they exist at all. The system
> > was built and designed for young healthy workers; no consideration was
> > given for the elderly or handicapped.
>
> Same for the much of the rest of the city or society. It's as if people
with
> physical disabilities including many elderly, are simply meant to stay at
> home if they can't manage alone. Whoever came up with the "Japanese
toilet"
> did not have people with poor balance or weak legs in mind at all, much
less
> the elderly or handicapped, yet they are so prevalent even today in public
> places such as stations in cities. How women in kimono managed, I do not
> know.

But I think old fashioned Japanese toilets are much more hygenic. I hate
having to sit on western style public toilets. It's gross. So I hold it
until I get home. But in old fashioned japanese toilets body does not come
in contact with toilet. That's good, also squat movement makes it easier to,
you know, ... crap.