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- Urusai, on 10/11/2007, -4/+69"Face is not correct place for cigarette smoke. Face is place for bukkake."
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+31"I was passing through a crowd carry a flame. But that's best left to the Olympic torch runner."
- dvsbastard, on 10/11/2007, -0/+23"Also, they're not allowed to talk on their cell phones on the trains"
I envy their Utopian society... - sneeka2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+20They don't *have* to do any of these things. It's just encouraged to do it, because it seriously is not nice to be walking in somebody's smoke wake and it'd be pretty annoying to have people talk on the cell phone in a packed train (or have phones going off left and right without the owner being able to answer because the train is too packed to reach into your pocket). Doesn't mean that people don't do it though, and they're not getting kicked off the train or being arrested on the street.
Japanese just have to cope with living in a very crowded country, it has little to do with being "socially repressed". - leftover, on 10/11/2007, -1/+18lol
"The only things that should be stuck in the snow are ski gear and you own face"
http://spinwall.com/funny/japanesesmokingmanners/05.html - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17heres a few shots of them in action around japan --------> http://www.jti.co.jp/sstyle/manners/ad/change/gallery/out.html
- jollyroger814, on 10/11/2007, -3/+16For the same reason you can't just not write a moronic selfish statement.
- AnteChronos, on 10/11/2007, -5/+18Sometimes you can't help but worry about what the guy next to you is doing, though. We're supposed to ignore smokers, but what about other nuisances? What if someone next door is playing their stereo too loudly? What if the guy sitting next to you in a restaurant were a pyromaniac, and the smoke from his burning various objects kept wafting over to you? What if you have asthma, and risk an attack because of smoke blowing over from the pyromaniac next to you? As you can see, behavior that affects others cannot be resolved by simply ignoring it. It's *not* that simple.
- Willow01, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12Alot of those signs sound like Buffalo Bill is saying them
It puts the lotion on it's skin, or else it gets the hose again. - sneeka2, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11They're actually bilingual. And even though the website says otherwise, they *are* meant to be at least mildly amusing.
- AnteChronos, on 10/11/2007, -4/+14That's quite a selfish attitude. I don't NEED to be there? Very true. But you don't NEED to smoke, either. Why should I be the one to alter *my* behavior? Why should others cater to *your* desires? I mean, if smoking didn't affect anyone else, that would be one thing. But you're taking positive action that negatively affects both the comfort and health of those around you. If you're in a smoking establishment, then that's fine, since such establishments will generally have a no-smoking area. However, there's a reason that public places are going smoke-free, and it's because smoking is *not* an activity that only affects the smoker.
Sorry, that got a bit rambling there. My point is, smoking in designated areas is fine, but don't get offended if someone in a public area asks you to stop. Remember, *you're* the one inconveniencing *them* by your actions. - RpgActioN, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9I didn't need to disable Adblock to view them....
- keppj0nes, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9"I threw my cigarette butt into the drain. That is to say, I hid it in the drain"
- airguitarhero, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8I think they are simply wonderful
- essjay, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8I can't help but thinking, it would all be ok if they just used normal sized cigarettes.
- curtisdead, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7i like the designer
- andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Actually, that's global.
- BowieX, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Man, after seeing these, I think I'd want to commit suicide if I left my portable ashtray at home.
- andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -2/+8Take 5 and smoke a PACK? Hmm. Sorry. Not physically possible.
- marsbar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I do too. I wish smokers in North America carried around personal ashtrays instead of butting out on the sidewalk. In Toronto, where I live most of the litter is from cigarette butts and coffee cups. Personal ashtrays would go a long way in reducing urban litter.
- MadOtaku, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5I'm a non-smoker and I think smoking is disgusting. But you should leave them alone; it's not your concern. I think all public property should be smoke free, with some smoking zones, but in private property (restaurants, bars, etc.) it is up to the owner of that property. If you don't like it, complain and take your business elsewhere.
- chipwar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5These aren't really funny, but they are kind of beautiful. Like little anti-smoking haikus.
And also effective without the obnoxious anti-smoking vibe the US takes at airports, liberal freakazoids, etc.
Go Japan! - emjaymj, on 10/11/2007, -3/+7@skinjester
The thing is, the fact that you have a right to be there is irrelevant. You don't have the right to punch me, you don't have the right to force food down my throat, and why the hell should you have the right to make me breathe your poison? *I'M* not the one creating the unfavorable situation - I have no effect on the situation, I'm neutral. - Saiing, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5These are made by a Japanese tobacco company. It's an attempt to appear responsible in an increasingly anti-smoking world. The points they make are deliberately vague or unusual because they don't want to say anything that suggests smoking itself is bad.
I agree with Elec. If you want to laugh at 'those wacky Japanese', at least pick something wacky. Most of the points on these posters are actually quite reasonable. Just because something comes from Japan, it doesn't mean it's automatically ridiculous.
Anyone who tries to dress these up as hilarious is just desperate. - emjaymj, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6Agreed. Somebody can shoot up heroin right next to me for all I care, but smoking is an entirely different story. It's not so much that I'm worrying about the guy next to me, I'm worrying about ME. The hypothetical guy shooting up heroin isn't jabbing his needle into me, and just the same I don't want to be breathing your smoke just because you have a stupid habit.
- sneeka2, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4@wwwdot...
There's something else called "consideration for others". - IIArchonII, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3First saw this on Insomniac Dave Attell Japan edition.
He saw one of these, it was:
"The cool cowboy flicks his cigarette butt into the street. But he lives in an old movie." - vuthy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2A lot of people smoke at my workplace, too, and take long cigarette breaks. It seems that if you're a smoker, it's okay for you to disappear for 15 - 20 minutes several times a day. My boss is a smoker and one time asked me if I wanted to go smoke with him. I said no, that I didn't smoke, and he said "Oh, c'mon, these are good. They're mild."
WTF? It was like I was 14 and back in high school. - brkn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2I saw these at the Tokyo art directors prize gallery in 2005 - they're very cool, and definitely not your average boring informational announcements.
- Murdats, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2wouldnt things be easier with just the coffee and notepad? I mean you then only need to use 2 of your 3 hands
- Elec, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5You guys are really reaching if this is considered "waaaaacky hilaaaaarious" Japan. The English is just fine on them.
- HairyFotr, on 10/11/2007, -2/+4I think it's interesting how some smokers are willing to propose ilogical and selfish "solutions" to the problem...
It's an addiction. Even if the smoke wouldn't bother or hurt me one bit, i'd help a friend to drop an addiction.
But it's the same as with all addictions - you rather fight help, because it's hard to quit. With smoking especially, because there is quite a lot of advertising and it is seen as mostly acceptable in society. - skinjester, on 10/11/2007, -3/+5exactly. also wasn't aware I was supposed to be looking to you shirosamurai for validation of how I choose to live my life.
- karebu, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2006/11/portable_ashtra.html
- skinjester, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3well cyberoidx, that question is not without a certain wisdom. I have asked myself the same question as I purchased each day's pack. there are a couple of related answers that make it more difficult to quit than a non-smoker might imagine. Biochemically there is a physical need for nicotine bonding. Emotionally, the stress release a cigarette can bring is hard to ignore. Socially, at work, having a cigarette with smoking buddies is now a bit of a ritual. Or sometimes at work I need to step away from my computer and think about a problem. A cigarette & coffee & notepad have really helped me out at times. Then of course there's "Happy 6" the large communal smoke break everyone at the facility goes to. It makes a good way to wrap up a day or gear up for an evening work session. I could go on and on, but I hope you'll understand that its not as simple as setting a flag bSmoke = false
Additionally its interesting to me how many non smokers seem to want to "borrow" a cigarette when they have a drink in the other hand. I suppose you'll be needing a light also? amateurs! - thetaco82, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1No, it's just that the literal(ish) translations don't flow like English. The messages are cool.
- sirpsychosexy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1THAT ASHTRAY IS NOT PORTABLE.
- theysayjump, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4"A lit cigarette is carried at the height of a child's face."
"It's an idea to carry the must-have items around your neck: Mobile Phone, Key, Portable Ashtray."
Classic. - andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1The face in the snow one, at least.
- cJeremy, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1yay for smokers !
- Boreras, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1yes, leave the guy next to you alone. It's bad for my health and it irritates my senses (smells awful for example), so by your own argument, people should stop smoking. And they should.
- aznmikex215, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Who cares? Im checking out "A Truly Breathtaking Ass".
- holyskeleton, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I found the "other gallery" down the bottom more interesting.
- AxiomShell, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Always smoke on the right.
- billsil, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2dont forget to click the megan fox pics at the bottom kids!
- jonnievegas, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Remember kids,
Gentle, Moderate, or Strong.
EVERY breeze carries cigarette smoke. - ssundberg, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0 :: These are made by a Japanese tobacco company.
IIRC, there is only ONE Japanese tobacco company: Japan Tobacco, Inc., formerly known as The Japan Tobacco Monopoly, a quasi-government entity that controls the manufacture and import of tobacco products in Japan. - joatse, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0"I was standing outside smoking and someone asked me why I was outside, I needed some fresh air"
- capiCrimm, on 10/11/2007, -5/+5Do they have one for people who like to smoke and drink beer in the middle of a mosh pit? They're my favorite cause they're efficient.
Five seconds between songs? Why *****, that's long enough for a good old drag and a couple gulps, damnit! - DMC12jz, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Put the ***** tobacco in the portable ashtray!
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