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Tuesday 02nd December, 06:00 AM JST

Just in time for the party season—Tokyo Metro’s manner poster for December.

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medievaltimes at 12:09 PM JST - 2nd December

Ebisen - You are right. Stupid of me to think that grown adults should be allowed to inconvenience the public with no consequence. After all, the salary men have high stress and why should they be responsible for their own behaviors? And besides, it will be good training for our children to let them know this is normal and expected. Thanks for setting me straight.
30061015 at 12:26 PM JST - 2nd December

How can the poor bastard be expected to even read the sign AT ALL if he's out cold like that? I mean, C'mon... Give the guy a break! And who's that shifty Far Side looking character who got caught on the denshacam turning his back like he had nothing to do with it? I hope the authorities catch him before can strike again.
Spidey at 12:52 PM JST - 2nd December

"Please do it at home."

Is the "it" referring to "sleeping, puking or drinking?"

I'm so confused!

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chardk1 at 12:56 PM JST - 2nd December

All of the manner posters are bilingual, why not kill two birds with one stone. This one concerns behavior more specific to Japanese people, but that doesn't mean they should change the basic format. It would clearly be more stereotypical if they made warning posters in separate languages that purported to define the bad behavior of each group.

I'm not sure I would consider middle-aged men drinking until they puke and pass out to be acceptable behavior even at home. Ah, viva Japan!
ebisen at 01:44 PM JST - 2nd December

medievaltimes - they get fines even in Japan if they inconvenience the public (especially while under alcohol). I would hate to see a total ban on alcohol in public, like it is the case in USA...
Nessie at 01:52 PM JST - 2nd December

The problem is the "please," which makes it sound like an optional request.
ebisen at 02:13 PM JST - 2nd December

Nessie - it's funny is you think about it - the Japanese text is much more direct, a better translation would be "DO IT AT HOME!!!!!"
Nessie at 02:25 PM JST - 2nd December

It's not really practical to ask salary men to have their bonenkai at home.

LOL. Kudos to Notginger for arch comment of the day.
Nessie at 03:21 PM JST - 2nd December

Where can I get one? I notice there's no "Please don't steal the poster" poster.
Sammi33 at 07:37 PM JST - 2nd December

I want the next poster to be along the lines of "Mom, stop mailing and make your kid stop standing on the seat/stretching out into the people next to him/sitting backwards on the seat/etc.
presto345 at 08:25 PM JST - 2nd December

Nessie - it's funny is you think about it - the Japanese text is much more direct, a better translation would be "DO IT AT HOME!!!!!"

No. It should be 'LET'S DO THIS AT HOME'
medievaltimes at 10:20 PM JST - 2nd December

they get fines even in Japan if they inconvenience the public (especially while under alcohol).

Really? I've seen many passed out dudes on trains, angry drunks complaining to staff, public urination, sexual harassment, public puking etc but I've never heard of a Japanese person getting fined for public intox.

I guess in Japan none of the above falls in the category of "inconvenience" to the public.
ca1ic0cat at 10:24 PM JST - 2nd December

It's cute but I don't expect anything to change. In Japan it doesn't matter if you're drunk in public. Seems to be expected. Don't know if the tolerance is going to change but as things get more crowded being drunk in public is going to be more of a nuisance.
morikun at 01:45 AM JST - 3rd December

Looks like his fly might be open as well.
Mato99 at 01:52 PM JST - 3rd December

I'm so making a t-shirt of this! Ah, It brings back memories or riding the Keihan line.