fred wrote:
> When I lived in Japan, folks used get all disarranged about me wearing
> fluorscent clothes and riding on the road, in (gasp!) the same direction
> as the traffic.
> And I felt a "different but nonetheless equal" (as Social Workers These
> Days Say) admiration (and envy) for the many, many kids riding 'round on
> unicycles.
> (ps: they only sold them in kids' sizes, unfortunately!!!)
> xx
> ppppppp
<unrelated-rambling-reminiscences>
In the 15 days I spent in Japan, including 10 days on a bike, I saw
*one* local wearing a helmet. One. After I broke my own lid in a fall
(requiring a CAT scan, my first and last so far), I couldn't find *any*
for sale in the LBSes. Luckily (for me) one of the guys on our tour
broke his hand on a guide post and let me wear his.
As a pedestrian in Tokyo, you have to watch out for the delivery guys
hurtling along the footpath on their 20kg+ bikes.
</unrelated-rambling-reminiscences>
Anyway, what does a disarranged Japanese look like?
&roo