Photo Friday "Yellow"
26 November 2005, 07:45
Kiiroi takushii… Click to enlarge in Gallery
The Story behind Kiiroi takushii
This photo was taken in Ginza, Tokyo. Taxis in Japan are strange beasts – hideously expensive, with taxi drivers from the Michael Jackson school of white glovery. Every taxi is meticulous, with unspoilt white doilies lining the seats and automatic doors which pop open as you approach the taxi and pop open when you are about to alight. No need to spoil the handle with grubby human hands.
The taxi experience is quite unlike any you get in Australia, with big Greek chain-wearing characters booming their opinions at you with rapid fire and a jocular laugh. No. The Japanese taxi experience is a sanitary one.
But at least there is little risk of finding a used condom jammed in the handle (has happened to moi in Melbourne)...
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