The Centuries of Ginza

Kinja'd!!! "RPM esq." (rpm3)
03/11/2019 at 09:44 • Filed to: Japan, dots, jdm, tokyo, toyota, century

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Old Toyota Century, new Toyota Century, both with chauffeurs waiting for their owners to finish shopping.

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Later I was turned down by a Century taxi driver—my money is too gaijin, I guess?— and in turn rejected the E63 cab(!!) behind him  in favor of a stately old Toyota Crown. This is Japan after all. And someday I’ll get that ride in a Century.


DISCUSSION (4)


Kinja'd!!! imadick > RPM esq.
03/11/2019 at 10:07

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No dirty gaijins!!!


Kinja'd!!! Svend > RPM esq.
03/11/2019 at 11:08

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Lol. taxi drivers love me. Taxi dispatch know me by first name and great me with, ‘Hello Sven, where are you going today’ or ‘Hello Sven, where are e taking you today’.

But then again I I always let them keep the change and have cleaned a few of them or given products to them. 


Kinja'd!!! benn454 > imadick
03/11/2019 at 13:40

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For such a technologically advanced country, Japan can be pretty insular and xenophobic. 


Kinja'd!!! imadick > benn454
03/11/2019 at 17:38

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yeah no shit. It’s not often that I’ve been apologized to about having to be discriminated based on my skin color.