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Tokyo Life: Part 1 東京ライフ:第一話

Riding trains  電車に乗る As much as I love the brilliant public transport system that allows me to get everywhere I want to go, there are also times when I don’t love it. Here are some random thoughts/experiences that I have had while riding trains in Tokyo. 車がなくてもどこでも行ける便利な交通機関が大好きだと思いながら、嫌なときもあります。 これは電車に乗っているとき、思ったことや感じたことの記録です。 Pushing onto the train backwards is not going to make me hate you any less. 後ろ向きに電車に乗るとしても憎む気持ちは変わらない。 I’ll just wait for the next train, or the next. 次の電車を待つ。いや、次の次。 I can’t wait for winter. At least then I won’t be melting on the train. (Winter comes around) Why do they have the heater on?! It’s hotter than summer in here! 冬は楽しみだ!電車の中が溶ける程暑いことはないから! (冬が来た) なんで暖炉が付いているの?夏より暑いじゃん! I am pretty sure if I lift my feet in the air right now I could levitate. 今足を上げたら浮くかも! (As yet another person gets stuck trying to jump through the closing doors) People are idiots. (また駆け込み乗車を見ると) 人間って馬鹿だね。 (To my colleague) Let me teach you s