Japanese Commuters During Rush-Hour No Laughing Matter
When it comes to working in Japan, it is not all fun and game. All
Japanese in the workforce take their jobs seriously. Either white or
blue collar workers. Their mentalities are equally the same. They are
strong-minded,sincere,polite, and above all they are punctual. Whether
there'd earthquakes, tsunami, thunder/lighten storms, or heavy rain,
Japanese will find their way to get to work one way or another.
A typical office employee's working hours is 8am-8pm, not including
their commuting time. Thus, if you add up the total time this person
walks out of his house in the morning and returns home in the late
evening, they would have worked a total of 16 hours per day.
Like rush hour in the states, Japan has theirs as well. The difference
is is that it's not cars but people. The busies hours in the morning
is between 7:30am-9. The train is packed with commuters on their way
to work or school. Of course the rush hours varies from locations to
locations. Central Tokyo area is the worst. Most Japanese travels in
that direction.
When I say 'packed', I meant it literally. Like sardines in a can, the
train cars are packed with people with no leg room to shift their
stances; not even an inch. Everyone who thinks about Japan thinks it's
just a small island. They maybe correct; however, there's a gazillion
people living on this island. If you cannot view the video below,
click on Japan rush-hour.
[Video courtesy of:d0b33]
