Why Everyone Stands on One Side of the Escalator in Japan
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- エスカレーター、みんな片側だけ！ Esukarētā, minna katagawa dake! On Japanese escalators, everyone stands on ONE side. Why?
- 歩く人のために、片側を空けるんです。 Aruku hito no tame ni, katagawa o akeru n desu. You leave one side open for people who want to walk up.
- 東京は左、大阪は右に立つ。 Tōkyō wa hidari, Ōsaka wa migi ni tatsu. Tokyo: stand on the LEFT. Osaka: the RIGHT. It flips!
- 左は hidari wa left
- 右は migi wa right
- 逆に立つと、ちょっと目立つよ😅 保存👇 Gyaku ni tatsu to, chotto medatsu yo. Hozon. Stand on the wrong side and you'll stick out 😅 Save this 👇
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