Re:The Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
by lhorie on Thursday May 24, 2018 @06:23PM
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> All I could think was that he put on that intervention for us few foreigners
Nah. In Japanese culture, it's simply considered rude to be loud in trains.
Still. I've never seen a conductor yell at anyone for being loud, especially in the cities. Maybe it happens in the inaka...
Never seen a conductor do it, but I've seen other passengers lay into someone for being too rowdy or (especially) talking on the phone. Usually following a comically obvious build-up of red-faced anger over 5-10 minutes or so.
Anecdotally I've heard that social censure is far more common and ruthless in the women's-only cars.
Re:The Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
by stcredzero on Thursday May 24, 2018 @06:25PM
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That just sounds like an Asian in parental mode to me. Sounds just like my mom or dad when they've had enough. (Seriously, there was always a part of me thinking, "Why does Mom/Dad sound like they're in a Samurai drama?" I'm not even Japanese!)
Re:The Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
by guardiangod on Thursday May 24, 2018 @08:13PM
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It's possible they were talking about you in a less than flattering way thinking you don't understand Japanese, and the conductor had enough of it.
Re:The Psychology of Japanese Train Stations
by hkmurakami on Thursday May 24, 2018 @06:29PM
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Was this outside of a major metro area? The tone and conjugation of the word is surprising.
All of a sudden a conductor (not sure if you call him that, he was in the back end of the car) popped out of his enclosure and yelled at them like they had just trashed his living space. He did use the word "urusai," but more than that (as is often the case in Japanese) his tone was just _dark_, fast, and loud.
All I could think was that he put on that intervention for us few foreigners who were being pretty quiet, and who really weren't bothered, but I still have no idea.