Thursday 11 September 2008

Wonderful wander

Ever wondered what a window-shopping wander would be like with us? Well, wonder no more, and wander away. Sorry, the pun and alliteration are a bit tiresome I know, but I have nothing deep and meaningful to offer about this video, other than it is a slice of life in a Japanese shopping arcade:


Highlights, in case you missed them:

0:23 Ice cream shop with plastic menu-item display
0:51 Double glazing saleswoman (well, maybe)
1:22 Woman wearing "Make up your mind" T-shirt
1:48 High school girls in uniform
2:00 Fishmonger and chap cooking savory pancakes shaped like fish 
2:12 Pachinko parlour
2:21 Sign for a manga reading room boasting private booths. 
2:27 Women hawking mobile phones
2:32 Noodle shop plastic menu and payment machine
2:52 Woman hawking mobile phones 
3:02 Man taking a picture of a TV screen
3:11 Another woman hawking mobile phones
3:23 A zebra crossing. Can you hear the electronic cuckoo whose call means it is safe to cross?

5 comments:

Jane said...

Nice to see that Japan hasn't changed too much since my last visit 10 years ago!!!

Our Man in Abiko said...

The phones are smaller, but that's about it.

Anonymous said...

man,i didn't know they had zebras in japan.And they let them wander round town.didn't think thigns were that relaxeed

Our Man in Abiko said...

Dr K, how I have missed your insightful comments. How was Skeggy?

Anonymous said...

it was a lodge/cabin near louth.got to skeggy for one day which was fun,went to mablethorpe another day which was pretty depressing.

slept well for the first time in three years.and the kid loved his trips to various farm parks,seal sanctuaries and bird parks.

Met some great people at these places.and lex can now speak duck,seriously,he goes quck,quack all the tiem when hes near a duck