16/ It is forbidden to drink and ride
Leave your bike at home if you are going to go for an after work drink. Consuming alcohol and then riding your bike is forbidden.
17/ Seats on the metro are reserved
The seats on the underground have seats for the elderly, and for women. The remaining seats are allocated to the first entrant. So you will never see a man give up his place.
18/ It is rare to bump into some one overweight
In Japan it is very rare you will see someone with love handles hanging over their trousers. The Japanese are generally slim.
19/ The Japanese always respect queues
Even if they are in a hurry to not miss their train, they respect the queues.
20/ Checkout assistants don’t touch the money
Due to hygiene reasons they never touch the money from their clients, but it is inserted into a machine and change is distributed.
