Japanese Underground

Today I was most amused to learn that in Tokyo during rush hour, additional personnel must be employed on the underground train system for pushing people onto the trains. Nobody wants to be late by missing the current train, so they cram themselves on board worse even than cramming in London Underground, then somebody walks past each door of the train pushing at the bits that stick out so that the doors can close.

In other news, I recently bought a DVD of renowned randomist and Class One Funny Man Ross Noble, only to be met with the following blurb:

"...The result is this monstrously bumper 4 disc set packed with live shows and documentarys, as well as the ridiculous amount of extra's Ross Noble DVD's have become known for."

Does anyone else think it would be worth the time of the manufacturers to get someone to actually proofread the back? I quail in utter disgust.




Link of the day: Japanese commuters on Tokyo underground