Just doing my job
Work, in Japan, is taken very, very seriously. People are diligent about doing their jobs no matter how menial and menial jobs abound. An over abundance of white-gloved guards and attendants direct traffic, hand you your ticket, tell you what you are not allowed to do, or otherwise offer a no value service. I can only explain it as make-work.
One pissed off guard in front of the Louis Vuitton shop sees me taking his photograph.
This guy motions demonstrably to me that photography is strictly prohibited.
On a positive note, I started full time on a project that should last a few weeks.
Comments
I think he did the same to UltraBob the other day too. Maybe we should all take his picture.
by Stuart Woodward | 04.23.03 @ 08:21 PM
I got his picture, too, I used to live around the corner from there and just couldn't resist 'interviewing' the oba~sans waiting in line.. like, were they aware that children were starving in their city while they wasted money on a 80,000y handbag they might use twice! No one wants to be confronted ... the guard is exactly the same.. you just might catch him ... well, off guard!
by justin | 04.23.03 @ 10:33 PM
When my friends and I were in Tokyo we took particular enjoyment of taking photographs of the "the photography act is forbidden in this shop" signs.
Should have got a really really small camera that can fit into my eye or something...
by Dust | 04.24.03 @ 09:26 AM
I agree with Stuart. We could start an online shrine to the camera-shy guard doing his "no pictures" thing.
Congratulations on the project, Nadine.
by Jennifer | 04.24.03 @ 11:31 AM
But, but... if it wasn't for that guy in the blue jump suit who stands in front the the construction site by my building and directs me around the bright orange cones, I might get hit on the head by a flying hammer.
by David | 04.24.03 @ 12:34 PM