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Re:Why Japan’s Rail Workers Point at Things by Groxx on Sunday April 02, 2017 @02:52AM (#14016204)
>Is there a law of the internet that for every trivial thing you can find someone with absurdly strong opinions leaving comments about it?

There has to be, it's one of the few constants of the internet.

That said: you merely have to experience umbrellas in a high-density environment a couple times before those opinions are the only rational response. Umbrellas are hostile to everyone within reach. (corollary: whenever that number remains at zero, they're perfectly fine)

Re:Why Japan’s Rail Workers Point at Things by PSeitz on Sunday April 02, 2017 @09:58AM (#14017184)
But it does work in Tokyo, maybe it's the people
Re:Why Japan’s Rail Workers Point at Things by ianamartin on Tuesday April 04, 2017 @11:39PM (#14039484)
I'm specifically talking about NYC.

It's definitely the people.