You get a sense of that from the second book I mentioned. Maybe it's just cos he's writing about pre-modern artefacts but you get that sense of meticulousness.The example that sticks in my head is buying cheese from the supermarket (this was summer, quite hot) and they put ice around it so it doesn't get fucked on the way home
not sure about that, i saw people sleeping on the road median and all sorts, people reselling old magazines on the street, there's definitely urban povertyYou don't really see poor people much either. Not saying they don't exist but maybe they keep them underground or far away from city centres I'm not sure.
not sure about that, i saw people sleeping on the road median and all sorts, people reselling old magazines on the street, there's definitely urban poverty
the example that sticks in my head is that i lost my bank card while i was out there so i went to pick up a new one from the bank office and the geezer literally ran across the office to give it to meThe example that sticks in my head is buying cheese from the supermarket (this was summer, quite hot) and they put ice around it so it doesn't get fucked on the way home
That was the premise of the thread though. More about the imaginary Japan than the real one but now I'm just in 'what I did on my holidays' modeFeels strange to me to write about a culture I don't know with an only an awareness of these kinda edited highlights.