yevgeny
先輩
- 21 Sep 2007
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Hi,
Recently I've heard about a unique Japanese phenomenon called "train pushers". This is a citation from one English-speaking site:
In some railway stations in Japan, oshiyas or ツ"pushersツ" are employed to squeeze people onto the overcrowded tube/underground/subway/train carriages. They also perform the job of a ツ"puller,ツ" pulling off any passengers who try to get on the train too late or when the train is eventually too full.
I'd like to know more about this. Especially what is interesting for me:
1. Does this phenomenon exist in any other country?
2. When did it start (history)?
3. How "oshiya" is written in Japanese?
An, of course, any other interesting information about it.
Thank you very much,
Yevgeny
Recently I've heard about a unique Japanese phenomenon called "train pushers". This is a citation from one English-speaking site:
In some railway stations in Japan, oshiyas or ツ"pushersツ" are employed to squeeze people onto the overcrowded tube/underground/subway/train carriages. They also perform the job of a ツ"puller,ツ" pulling off any passengers who try to get on the train too late or when the train is eventually too full.
I'd like to know more about this. Especially what is interesting for me:
1. Does this phenomenon exist in any other country?
2. When did it start (history)?
3. How "oshiya" is written in Japanese?
An, of course, any other interesting information about it.
Thank you very much,
Yevgeny