Thursday 22 July 2010

The Shady Side Of Tokyo


We did the last bits of work for our presentation today. Afterwards I went out with a friend to spend the night in Shibuya. We took the train and asked a guy to help us finding the right line. As usual in the Japanese culture, he followed us until we reached our destination. I wondered whether he really had to go the same direction as us or if he was just being kind. There is such a "never say no" attitude in Japanese Culture, which is so different to many others. People always help and say yes, but be careful as you can’t trust just anybody. However, it is a very very safe country. Marita and I walked across the streets of Shibuya. We met some locals on the streets and spent some time with them. They showed us the love hotel area where you pay around 4,500 Yen for three hours in a luxury hotel. Kissing on the streets is forbidden in Japan. The locals we met told us that Japanese people can become really rude when drunk. We saw two girls lying on the ground totally drunk and six boys standing around and trying to take them home. This was just one example. Marita and I took the first train back to our hotel at 4.30 a.m. and arrived at 6 a.m. and fell straight asleep...

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