I'm confused with this picture - Help!

[The Sushi Bandit]

What is he/she doing?

[Hawkeye-X]

1. Imitating a crackrock?

[pnorman]

2. Can't help too much, but the placard

is made out like a train schedule. The two columns are for "regular days" and "Sunday/Holidays". The destination is: "Old Village" (one's home town, or place of birth). The term has a much stronger emotional pull then in this country.

pnorman
On edit: It's more likely to be a bus schedule, since the placard on the helmet (can't read it) looks like a bus stop marker.

[The Sushi Bandit]

4. Konichiwa!

thanks for the insite!
Here is another Japanese friend..

[qb]

3. Protesting slow progress in transit improvements?

Just a guess.

[pnorman]

5. I was bogged down in the minutae of the translation

and didn't really spend much thought on the rest. But that is almost certainly what was it's intent was.

The original transportation system in Japan put a much higher stress on access to remote villages (whether or not it turned a profit) than is usual in this country. Developments in the past few decades (privatization of the railroad system and "industry rationalization", etc.), put such access at risk.

Their instinct to "take to the streets" in largely non-violent and highly imaginative protest, is something we can and SHOULD "copycat" from them.

pnorman

[pnorman]

6. I was bogged down in the minutae of the translation

and didn't really spend much thought on the rest. But that is almost certainly close to it's intent. The original transportation system in Japan put a much higher stress on access to remote villages (whether or not it turned a profit) than is usual in this country. Developments in the past few decades (privatization of the railroad system and "industry rationalization", etc.), put such access at risk.

Their instinct to "take to the streets"in large numbers and in largely non-violent and highly imaginative protest, is something we can and SHOULD "copycat" from them.

pnorman

On edit: Sorry for the dupe; I had received an error message (itself apparently in error!!!) stating that the posting didn't go through, and to retry. LOL!

[Richardo]

7. Sort of like Michael Jackson...only not as white...

...taking the 'moon walk' thing a little too literally. :D

[trof]

8. Yeah, Jackson is a LOT whiter than this guy.

Michael gets any whiter, he's going transparent.

[The Sushi Bandit]

9. Where did he get his shoes??