WTF?! Is this common\dropped a coin.

[cujojpn]

[Greji]

[gkanai]

So WTF, is it common for people to take stuff you drop?

No, he was just a jerk. I'd have taken him to the station master by force.

[cujojpn]

Have had just the opposite happen with people going out of their way to pick up dropped coins for me. You sure that wasn't Iraira?

No, happened right at Shinagawa station at the Central gate, I was about to kick some ass but remembered I am in Japan, not in the States. *palmface*

[Coligny]

No, he was just a jerk. I'd have taken him to the station master by force.

Intent: agreed 100%
execution: 0

Following him at safe but close distance asking him to give back the coin. Untill you cross the pass of a transportation company official agent and then asking said agent to interfere and call the police, would have been much more... long, frustrating, but also -MAYBE- efficient. (because if they ask you to prove it's your coin, they might need to review the safety cams and then... it will be even longer).

What do you look like ? 1m90 for 45kg ?
Because for, me, 1.85/100kg and my everlasting stupid smile (but 0 muscle guaranteed) Wannabees and other jerkoffs tend to stay away. Only kids and grand/pa/ma don't seems to get fooled (might be the coutless cat scratches marks on my arms... and face... and clothes...).

[Catoneinutica]

:lol: No, happened right at Shinagawa station at the Central gate, I was about to kick some ass but remembered I am in Japan, not in the States. *palmface*

You were going to kick some ass over a 50-yen coin? The guy kicked his own ass; how humiliating that a nihonjin has to scurry around picking up the loose change of a gaijin!

Actually, it was at Shinagawa Station that I was panhandled a couple of months ago for the very first time in Japan. I was buying a ticket and some 20-something nerdy-looking guy came up to me and laid on some schtick about - was it watches? The only thing I understood was "go-hyaku-en," so I gave him a 500-yen coin. He then asked me in English what my country was, and then when I answered said, "Oh, you are very kind American man!"

-catone

-but sometimes you gotta be cruel to be kind

[Mike Oxlong]

[quote="Catoneinutica"]You were going to kick some ass over a 50-yen coin? The guy kicked his own ass]
Take's a man of many talents...

[james]

So WTF, is it common for people to take stuff you drop?

in my experience, this is by far very much the exception and complete opposite. personally, i agree it sucks, but i'm not about to stir up shit and waste time over 50 yen although in principle, it's absolutely pathetic. if that were my kid's coin though i can't guarantee there wouldn't be a scene.

[cujojpn]

[quote="Catoneinutica"]You were going to kick some ass over a 50-yen coin? The guy kicked his own ass]


No it was a joke, I am not violent by any means. Haha I was more shocked than angry--I mean it was 50 yen. I kinda of looked at him and smirked like "You have got to be kidding me."

And I am a very big guy 1m82/104kg and I am black! So you assume I smuggled in a gun and listen to dirty south rap-music.

[tokyolimited]

Tomorrow, purposely drop another coin at the station see what happens.
I could almost guarantee, it'll bring back some faith in humanity.
(Don't let some rotten apple get to you:) ).

[Iraira]

Have had just the opposite happen with people going out of their way to pick up dropped coins for me. You sure that wasn't Iraira?

I'm not going to bend over to pick up a measy 50 yen if Greji is on the same continent...Gotta be at least 93 yen which I believe equals 600 gazillion Zimbabwe dollars.

[Greji]

I'm not going to bend over to pick up a measy 50 yen if Greji is on the same continent...Gotta be at least 93 yen which I believe equals 600 gazillion Zimbabwe dollars.

Aha... You saw through my bar of soap gimmick...

[kusai Jijii]

No.

[Greji]

No.

Allow me to demonstrate.....