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Subway Manners

2018年8月13日 (月)

The other day, I was riding on the subway in the evening. It was a bit crowded, and there were not many open seats. Across from me, two high school boys were sitting near the door. They were talking and seemed to be enjoying themselves. I thought that they were a little bit noisy, but they weren’t being rude to anyone. When the train stopped in Odori, a lot of people got on, including two elderly gentlemen. They seemed to be retired, and they were nicely dressed, but wearing comfortable-looking tennis shoes. As soon as they boarded the subway, the two boys got up and offered them their seats. The elderly gentlemen tried to refuse, but the boys insisted, and went to stand in another part of the train. I was impressed because these young people gave up their seats. I wanted to thank them for their good manners.