Thursday 27 November 2008

Signs of recession - DIY dental treatment



Normally, in large train station concourses in Japan there are stalls selling rice crackers and such souvenirs for weary travellers to present to loved ones and the boss on their return. But these are not normal times - here is a nice collection of dental tools for sale in Kashiwa, presumably to save money on seeing a real dentist. Think I'd rather have the crackers.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

seems unreal.is dental care expensive in japan?

Our Man in Abiko said...

Medical care is pricey. Japanese have notoriously bad teeth - even worse than Brits. Doubt that it is really for DIY dental care, but is for self-checking before popping out to the dentist. Maybe.