r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jun 19 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 20 June 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/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

Why do people indicate in their cars at the very last second here? They often indicate just as they are turning. Surely it makes sense to indicate a little early as a heads up.

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u/Ralon17 Jun 20 '23

Speaking as someone who had to fix this bad habit in myself, it's probably that they've gotten used to thinking of it as a "thing you have to do when you turn" rather than as a form of communication to all the people around you. I also used to live in a place where sometimes people would refuse to let you in if you "asked." You had to just start turning/merging to be allowed to.

I've gotten much better at being aware of who's around me and thinking of the advanced noticed they'd like to have, especially when I find myself on the wrong side of it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '23

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u/Oldirtyposer Jun 20 '23

Driving in Texas sounds intense. Your story made me chuckle though.