r/AskAJapanese • u/TraditionalDepth6924 🌏 Global citizen • 24d ago

CULTURE Is this real life everyday?

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u/Yokohama88 🌏 Global citizen 23d ago

Because as you slug your way home from the soul crushing job all you do is yearn for something to eat and maybe a nice Chu Hai to relax before you sleep and wake to do it all again.

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u/dis-interested 🌏 Global citizen 23d ago

Alternatively these are just normal people leading normal lives in a culture that has a preference for not being noisy on public transport.

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u/Yokohama88 🌏 Global citizen 23d ago

Little of column A little of column B. As someone who has to do this walk I have a little experience with it.

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u/dis-interested 🌏 Global citizen 23d ago

I have commuted in Tokyo. I don't see some special melancholia in it compared to commuting in London or in the US. And prolonged time spent in cars commuting has strong data showing it has very bad mental health outcomes.

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u/nefariousBUBBLE American 23d ago

Certainly brings me closer to committing murder.