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Train 25 seconds early departure

In Japan a train departed 25 SECONDS early. The company has issued an apology because it is considered a major failure of timekeeping. I though they want to come to Brentford and see our trains7. I was watching on u tube and there was a clip of the bullet train arriving and there were groups of cleaners exactly by the doors. They bowed before entering to clean the train within about 5 mins and then got off and the train departed. This was at EVERY stop.

Nicholas Beard ● 2649d3 Comments

and isn't it the Tokyo Subway that employs people during the rush hour to push people into the carriages - mind you they do wear white gloves!

James Morris ● 2649d

Similarly Singapore - pristine streets, safe as houses, but authoritarian rule, who really wants to live like that?

Vanessa Smith ● 2649d

Understand the sentiment but not always convinced that all that glitters is gold.I was in Dubai at the weekend and the metro is spotless, and there's signs up everywhere warning people to refrain from committing minor transgressions like chewing gum, eating or drinking on the metro, and so on, complete with a list of fines.  But it's so artificial and fake, scratch beneath the surface and you know there's a huge underclass who are purposely concealed from public view, and also clearly there's a strong hierarchy - we were on a busy train and some middle aged guy slipped backwards and crashed into my Mrs. but made no attempt to apologise etc., so my Mrs. rather loudly said "it would have been nice if you'd at least said sorry" and both the guy, his male friends and the women within the group all just openly laughed at the notion that he should apologise.Give me gritty, raw and real anyday.

Adam Beamish ● 2649d