Along with the still ubiquitous masks, the other great inescapable eyesores of Covid-era Japan have been the various types of partitions, which are still standard in supermarkets, convenience stores, post offices, etc. During emergency periods in 2021, local governments made cooperation payments to bars and restaurants conditional on them implementing so-called “infection prevention measures”, meaning taxpayers subsidised the nonsense below.
I love the partitions. I feel like I am in jail and I get to say "Get me the hell out of here! I am innocent! My lawyer screwed me!" Unfortunately, I am the only one laughing.
Our local pharmacy has these useless plastic barriers in place but, alas, the staff are not fastidious in keeping them clean and the smears/droplet marks are all too visible when viewed from a certain angle. I’m so tempted to comment on them, but fear being banished from the premises because of the “Our staff will not tolerate any form of abuse” notices which are prominently displayed. These maddening notices are ubiquitous now in the UK and the most innocent of remarks can be viewed as “abuse” by a grumpy shop assistant.
I just checked with my 3rd grader. Those individual partitions were used off and on for snack time over these past 3 years. I have seen them, though the ones they have “looked purpose built”.
Stupid is as stupid does.
The Partition People have same mentality as those Japanese soldiers that hid out in the jungle, decades after WW2 ended.
Categorically incapable of changing gears.
Funny, in a sad sort of way.
I love the partitions. I feel like I am in jail and I get to say "Get me the hell out of here! I am innocent! My lawyer screwed me!" Unfortunately, I am the only one laughing.
I have not seen a single place that had these, remove them. They all still have them.
Our local pharmacy has these useless plastic barriers in place but, alas, the staff are not fastidious in keeping them clean and the smears/droplet marks are all too visible when viewed from a certain angle. I’m so tempted to comment on them, but fear being banished from the premises because of the “Our staff will not tolerate any form of abuse” notices which are prominently displayed. These maddening notices are ubiquitous now in the UK and the most innocent of remarks can be viewed as “abuse” by a grumpy shop assistant.
I just checked with my 3rd grader. Those individual partitions were used off and on for snack time over these past 3 years. I have seen them, though the ones they have “looked purpose built”.