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Nay, this man loves trains so much he was reading a book on how to love them more.
this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2025
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You honor, my client is guilty but his only crime is loving trains too much.
At about 5 p.m. on 7 October, a train was stopped at Otaru Station, when a passenger spotted the driver reading a book and reported it to the company.
This was a “local” train, meaning a train that stops at all stations along a line, as opposed to an “express” train, which only stops at major stations. Because of this system, sometimes local trains will stop for extended periods of time at lesser-used stations while express trains get the right of way to zoom through. In this case, the train was scheduled to wait at Otaru Station for eight minutes before setting off again, so the driver decided to kill some time with a book.
Not only that, but the book he brought in to read was about railways. The driver admitted that he had done so before in the past too, and that he takes the opportunity to relax for a moment when he has the time. No incidents or delays occurred as a result, but JR Hokkaido apologized for the concern it caused among passengers.
Readers of the news online were largely defending the driver in their comments and condemning the person who tipped off JR Hokkaido about the reading. However, there were a few who felt what the driver did was inappropriate for a workplace.
What an absolute, unnecessary dickhead.
Sad to see this sort of behavior in other countries. Here in the US boomers will pass out from rage if they see a cashier sitting on a stool.
some people are so sad, they can only feel good when others are down
but not sitting down
What really. Is that why in the US they always stand up? Because social culture dictates it? Crazy
The only place I've ever seen a cashier sitting in the US is Aldi because that is normal in Germany
...The guy who ratted out the driver, right? That's who you mean?
Yes
One can never be too careful these days.
Obviously they're on about the Karen
Yeah, that person complains when cashiers get a seat. I wish them wet socks until they change their ways (and wet slippery sandals if they don't wear socks)
This here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_kuri_squash is a "Hokkaido Kürbis" in German.
The headline confused me so much.
Hokkaidō ist die nord-östliche grosse Insel von Japan, die zweitgrösste, aber weniger dicht besiedelt weils da echt kalt wird.
Da gibts bestimmt neben den Kürbissen noch eine Menge Sachen die den Namen der Insal als Namensbestandteil tragen. Zum Beispiel die Hunderasse, oder die Hokkaidomilch. Ich denke da musst du dich dran gewöhnen :-)
Hab ich, war nur nicht wirklich wach. Harte Nacht 😅
Do you also get confused by the existence of New England (New England Clam Chowder), Hamburg (Hamburger or Hamburg Steak), Frankfurt (Frankfurter), or Worcestershire (Worchestershire Sauce)?
Like, I understand what you're saying, but it's so incredibly silly if you think about it for more than a moment.
At least train drivers in Japan can read.
I'm not familiar with Japan's employment rules, but that sounds like unjustified dismissal to me.
Where does it say he was sacked?
It doesn't
I thought it did say that, but it's actually not mentioned.