I recognize that not every American's US experience is the same as my own. And certainly some - maybe much? - of what I observe in Tokyo is more about living in a city than it is about living in Japan. But then again, this is my blog, so I guess it's gonna have to be from my perspective.
Well, anyway, I was thinking about Wide Load signs. Driving along the highway in the US one is likely to see one of these now and then, usually associated with a truck pulling a load that fits the description.
I don't recall that I've ever seen a wide load sign in Japan, but what I have seen are wand wavers. They seem to appear out of nowhere when a big truck needs to take a tight turn, as are a good many of the turns a truck makes in Tokyo.
At construction sites, and parking lots one sees these wand wavers too. It's tough getting through the foot traffic and into and out of the busy lanes of motor vehicle traffic. The wand wavers help protect the public and keep traffic moving.
So all this got me thinking. It's not as though we don't also have wand wavers in the US, but the only places I've seen them were airports.
If you're a wand waver who's looking for work, you might try Japan. There appear to be plenty of jobs in your line around here.
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