On 04/04/2005, at 1:33 PM, Quinlan wrote:
I have to say that's ridiculous. Maybe I could visualize that in
some conservative area of Kansai, which is xenophobic compared to
Tokyo and Tohoku, but the bullet train tickets are always selling out
whenever we want to go anywhere. We have to reserve our seats a month
in advance as soon as they become available for sale during holiday
vacation times, and even then we're too late sometimes. I don't buy
this "japanese staying off bullet trains in droves since they started
doing English announcements".
I guess you don't recognize sarcasm when you read it. How about if
the ;-) symbol was added?
Richard