I figured it’s time for some spring-themed smoking manners posters. This first one refers to the pollen problem in Japan, which really does get pretty bad, thanks to the Japanese Cedar. Most visitors end up suffering quite a bit, even if they don’t generally get allergies in their home countries. Luckily I never had a problem, but most of my less perfect coworkers always got hit pretty bad.
The final two posters examine the shady underworld of Japanese flower beds. I would have posted these sooner, but I wanted to make sure spring was here for good first. Now that it’s May, I should be safe.
Yes, I am fully aware that in writing the previous sentence, I have basically ensured a snowstorm for tomorrow, but the sun has been shining in my eyes all day today…
OMG I LOVE THESE
This just might work- you know how much Japanese people love their cherry blossoms!
I know how much they like to get wasted and pass out in the dirt beneath the cherry blossoms…
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Right, I am quitting smoking. Only kidding, I don’t smoke. I think the Japanese are good at this aren’t they?
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Promoting good manners while smoking, instead of just trying to get people to quit altogether, is definitely very Japanese.
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To be honest, if you didn’t explain what those posters mean, I would never guess. Japanese are weirdos!
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Now that I look at them again, you’re right. Theses things have been around for so long that I’ve just gotten used to the style and instantly associate it with smoking manners. I’m sure it’s the same for everyone in Japan, but someone not familiar with this series of posters might definitely have a hard time figuring out what some of them are about.
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Interesting find. I agree with Agness… I wouldn’t have guessed it was really about smoking. You really have to study the picture intently to get the gist. They should just say- please don’t dump your cigarettes in nature.
As I just wrote in reply to Agness, I never realized that you really have to be familiar with the series of posters to get what some of them are about. The first ones were all very obvious, but I guess once they had become so prevalent in Japan that everyone recognized them at a glance, they could afford to be much more vague.
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I like it when individuals get togdther and share opinions.
Great blog,continue the good work!
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Thanks, but to be honest, the only person sharing an opinion on this blog is me and even that only happens once every two months or so these days….
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