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Tale of an Idiotic Japanese Driver

Started by Scott Jarkoff · 10 months ago

There is this idiotic blog I ran across a few months back where a gaijin author complains about American drivers in Japan, specifically people in the military, military dependents or those who work on military bases driving cars with “Y” plates. I never really got in to t ... Continue reading »

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  • Colby

    11 months ago

    I recently got my driver's license in Chiba. Transferring my American license required me to take a road test. The first 3 times I drove the course I didn't lose a single point and was still failed. Later someone told me that only the extremely cute girls pass the first time. Maybe it is standard procedure in Japan to weed out people through frustration and lack of money?

    Fast forward a few months and I'm trying to get my motorcycle license for big bikes. So far they have failed me 7 times for no reason. The first time I went to take the test, one of the officers mumbled something that I wasn't able to understand. When I smiled and asked what that meant the other officer laughed loudly and said, "Your wang isn't big enough for that bike!"
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  • Scott Jarkoff

    11 months ago

    @Colby: That sucks. Definitely does not sound like anything too out of the ordinary, though failing 7 times does seem a little over the top. Hope it all works out for you.
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