@LaurelAshgrove Because once our wallets were so stuffed we couldn’t wedge in one more point card, they made the evolutionary leap to cram themselves onto our phones too
@Dec_vs_Japan_ Actually, a friend (UK) who has a successful tour business in Tokyo was just in San Francisco, paying for everything with wads of US dollars his clients had used to tip him. I was gobsmacked, but he said it just doesn’t occur to them that their own currency isn’t used everywhere
Like the meme-worthy internet photos, iconic Amazon reviews, and one-star Yelp whining that came before it, AI inspires an entire genre of humor writing we didn’t know we needed https://t.co/3VEKzXyTrF
@satorukun_0530 Agreed. But Japanese cities are also notorious for begging tourists to come, but doing zero management to accomodate visitors unfamiliar with the area when they do (eg. bus parking, staff for crowd management, route markers to create a flow, etc)