You know you're in Japan when ...

For fun, I've listed some things that made a mark on me during my 2 months stay in Japan:

You know you're in Japan when ...

• You see commuters sleeping on train - whether they are sitting or standing!
  
• All train lines are color coded (Rule of thumb: follow the arrow and follow the color, you won't get lost - had been proven effective many many times!!).
  
• During autumn, one in every five females wear boots.
  
• Middle high school girls wear veeery short skirts - and that's their uniform!
  
• People wont establish eye-contact with you while walking (when they do, chances are they are not Japanese but Filipinos!).
  
• No matter the time, shops (and taxis) always have change for a 10,000 yen bill.
  
• All taxis have GPS.
  
• All trains use the same "voice" in their PA system (high-pitched female voice).
  
• There are so many luxury cars, and the most expensive and fancy looking among them are driven by middle-aged men.
  
• People work like slaves during the week, and party like kings during weekends.
  
• Stationary commuters stay on the left-side of the escalator, leaving the right-side open for those in a hurry (in Kyoto, however, stationary commuters stay on the escalator's right-side).
  
• People are very helpful. Even if they can't speak English, they will communicate with you using sign-language.
  
• Everyone has PASMO (or SUICA) train card.
  
• You see moms-on-bike with groceries in front, and the kid strapped at the back (or the other way around).
  
• You see so many 100 yen shops!