The first time I fell asleep on the train I was surrounded by mountains! There are no mountains on the train line near where I live so I knew I fell asleep. The good thing is I can hop off at a stop, cross over, and catch the train back at no extra charge because they don’t take your ticket until you leave the train station. I’ve always wondered what would happens if a person falls asleep on a Shinkansen (bullet train) and Sibylle Ito answered that over at her blog. Another interesting post at her blog is Japanese manners: Info from an expert where she interviews an experienced trainer for Japanese culture/manner.
Falling asleep on a train
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That is the first I’ve seen someone lay down on the floor like that.
I have fell asleep one time and missed my exit by one stop. Not bad. It is funny how most commuters sleep on the train, but manages to wake up right before their stop most of the time ne.
It’s like magic. Now when I ride a train and need to sleep I usually set an alarm on my ipod so it alerts me before my stop (through the headphones)
Wow, that’s interesting! I remember when I was little, the thought of falling asleep on public transportation terrified me. When I was 7, my father and I were traveling to Disney, and I refused to fall asleep no matter how tired I got because I was afraid no one would wake us up and we would miss our landing! Good to know that people are curdious. It eliminates one phobia xD
Anyways, it’s good to know you’re alive! I mean, you went practically a year without updating. I thought this site was dead. So I was pretty happy when I realized you’ve been updating a lot recently. I really appreciate the time and effort you put in to inform us foriengers of everyday, mundane yet important facts about living in Japan. I’m only 15, but I’ve always dreamed of traveling overseas to either Japan or Korea. I don’t know the language (I live on the east coast- most schools around here don’t offer those languages), and the thought of being stuck somewhere where I don’t know how to get by terrifies me. With this blog, I can get a glimpse of what everyday life would be like over there. I know it sounds like a long shot away, but I’m graduating high school in 2 years, and I want to study abroad over there. This is clearing the fog away from my image of Japan, and now I’m really excited!
…Sorry for rambling. What I was trying to say is thank you for taking precious time out of your day to write this. It really does mean a lot for people, including me. Keep up the amazing work, Arden.
PS.) Did you take that picture yourself?? LMFAO at the guy on the floor. (:
THANKS FROM THE US!
I’m glad you enjoy the blog. The picture is from flickr and I didn’t take it.
love how everybody ignores him! If it was here in Jamaica somebody would have either painted his face, thrown water on him or searched his pockets – sad yes I know…
Everybody just acts like it’s the normal thing to do. I’m sure in other countries you’d wake up without your phone, wallet, etc.