When it rains here in Japan, blogging ideas pour because there are so many rainy day customs here that may seem normal to a Nihonjin (Japanese) but entirely new to a Gaijin (foreigner) like me. Take for instance this rainy day addition that will greet you as you enter supermarkets, malls or most establishments in general.
Before you enter a store, it is a must that you have to bag your dripping umbrellas in specially-made plastic bags to avoid wetting the floor and causing harm to other customers The phrase "Slippery when wet" might ring a bell. And these plastic bags, take note, are made especially for umbrellas and will most likely fit umbrellas of all sizes. I guess you can say that Japanese people have everything for anything (or maybe almost).
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| Rainy Day Umbrella Etiquette as demonstrated by my ever willing friend (Thanks yet again Joaqs) |
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| Buying with an additional umbrella baggage |
After your umbrella has been bagged and deemed safe for other people's shopping experience, you can then bring your bagged umbrella wherever you go, as you continue on your own shopping routines. Once done, you can remove the plastic bag and just throw it in appropriate trash bins (sometimes located in the same spot where you got the plastic bag in the first place). I just have a question though, If it is always like this when it rains and they do not reuse the plastic bags, where do all the plastic bags go?
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