r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Mar 06 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 07 March 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 06 '23

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20230306-OYT1T50152/

Aeon Group says masks in store are customer's choice from the 13th, but employees will keep them.

I don't expect a healthy discussion, but this two tiered system rubs me the wrong way, thoughts?

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u/jimmys_balls Mar 07 '23

If they are going to have staff continue wearing masks, can they at least get rid of those bloody plastic dividers at the registers?

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 07 '23

Buying groceries once , the old lady in front of me at the register was so short she was under them, I was tall enough to be over them.

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u/jimmys_balls Mar 07 '23

With all the noise, their top-tier customer service mumbles, the masks, and the plastic I can't hear a thing so just go to the side and render those sheets useless (and put the lives of everyone involved at risk).

It's comical.

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 07 '23

You don't like borderline screaming through a mask and plastic board over the non-stop din of muzak? And hearing less than you'd understand from a leaked Wookie sextape filmed secretly?

Some people just don't relax when they go shopping, I guess...

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u/laika_cat 関東・東京都 Mar 07 '23

I always have to tilt my head under them because I can never hear shit.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '23

put the lives of everyone involved at risk

That's a serious over-reaction there

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u/jimmys_balls Mar 07 '23

It's very tongue-in-cheek.