tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post6330215251504376749..comments2023-10-03T00:09:27.749+09:00Comments on The Adventures of a Foreign Salaryman in Tokyo: "Yeah, that is a pretty infestation of them you have right there"Mr. Salarymanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-81307522944765811712010-03-10T14:57:38.984+09:002010-03-10T14:57:38.984+09:00I love how the authorities use those cones and bar...I love how the authorities use those cones and bars to fence everything off.<br />The most I've seen was to prevent illegal bike parking.<br /><br />As in: "Parking bikes here prevent the use of this public space, so we're going to fence this space off for no use instead. Thanks for your cooperation".<br /><br />Metropolitan insanity.Foggianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-73090166054719106902008-12-11T14:26:00.000+09:002008-12-11T14:26:00.000+09:00Hmm the photo looks very much like the path I take...Hmm the photo looks very much like the path I take to my train in the mornings... and there also lives this man, entirely blackened, and he has not changed his outfit for the 3.5 years I've lived here.Yoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938451540260535091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-37921268403848975312008-11-20T20:05:00.000+09:002008-11-20T20:05:00.000+09:00Don't worry Lina, if they seem ok they probably ar...Don't worry Lina, if they seem ok they probably are but if they are talking to trees you should probably be a bit vary. <BR/><BR/>Ueno Koen by the way is the premium place to live for homeless, most people there have better housing than when I moved here!Mr. Salarymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02874380653396343115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-41819577537846817652008-11-18T11:17:00.000+09:002008-11-18T11:17:00.000+09:00Ran into a homeless guy having a very animated dis...Ran into a homeless guy having a very animated discussion with a tree one time. My friend and I gave him some change. He bowed slightly, mumbled a thank you and went back to talking to the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531601964128518668.post-39562987712351100162008-11-17T21:19:00.000+09:002008-11-17T21:19:00.000+09:00I don't know why but we always met with friendly h...I don't know why but we always met with friendly homeless people when we're vacationing in Japan. There was once in Ueno Park we talked at length with a homeless guy with excellent command of English.Maybe we should be more wary...<BR/><BR/>But what I see, locals seem to stay away from these folks, from what I observed in the trains. Nobody seems to want to sit beside them. Better for him to have more space to sleep! :Dlinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273605189937933589noreply@blogger.com