In Japan, last year, my wonderful host father drove me in and around Chiba, and at intersections, traffic-lights, crossings etc, I noticed sudden dimness, as most of the waiting vehicles turned off their lights...my host father more often than not, kept his on, but when I asked him the reason for the sudden blackness, leavng only the glaring red stop sign, he informed me that it is basic Japanese manners, which is still actually taught in driving school, and particularly welcomed by taxi drivers, who feel it wrong to dazzle and blind the driver in front of you, or on the opposite side of the road.
However...it is also not unheard of for pedestrians to be hit by vehicles who have failed to switch the lights back on again!!
These manners, while very endearing, need 100% adherence so as to avoid something very rude happening!!
-Have you any funny driving stories?
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The weather, which your Ladyship dislikes, has been so mild here, after the worst of all summers, that whole November has appeared to me delightful.
-Walpole, November 29th, 1792
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Colour: cognac
Music: Lava: Vem Para Ficar
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