on traffic men

theres two types of japanese employees that ive come to love.

the first (and not the topic of this post) are the shopkeepers (especially the guys at the shoe stores and ramen joints) that yell "irashimasen" at you as you enter. even if youre right in front of their face. often its shortened to a "shimasen", "masen", or just a yell, but its still both startling and hilarious at the same time.

the second (and the topic of this particular post) are the traffic men at intersections near shopping malls and parkades that are always attentive even if theres nobody around. they wear really cool professional uniforms and are usually short old men that are always friendly to you and always willing to give a "doozo" to you as you walk past with some elaborate gesturing. its people like these guys that make this country so safe, i say.