How many Japanese people does it take to fix a broken paper shredder? Take a look...
If you answered five or six, you were misled by the picture. Sorry... trick question!
In reality, two teachers managed to fix this broken shredder. However, in a community driven society, everyone feels the need to help out and do their part. Therefore, a group of teachers came to "help out" by providing moral support as bystanders. The two teachers tackling the jaws of the shredder would have fared well without them, but the other teachers came, nonetheless.
Meanwhile, two Americans had front row tickets to the event that this simple task unreeled into. The other ALT and I took it upon ourselves to document the large turnout. We couldn't help ourselves; we giggled as we not so sneakily took pictures.
2 comments:
The sight is more familiar than you think. It happens all the time here at spring8 also. I almost wrote a post about what I like to call the "waiting game" but held back as it was a little to negative. I think Japan has bred a societal imperative to look as though you are doing or contributing something even when you aren't. This leads to a large group of people hanging around experimental halls doing nothing at 2am which annoys the hell out of me.
I know exactly what you mean. I had to edit this post a couple of times before I posted...
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