Bit of an anthropological/sociological question here.
For those who are married to a Japanese husband/wife or who live with a Japanese partner: do you find that when they suggest a day out, it will almost certainly involve more time getting there than actually purportedly enjoying the ostensible reason for going?
Just as an example which I’ve personally experienced:
Train (at least one hour, preferably two)
Bus (at least half an hour)
Waiting in line (half an hour minimum, typically up to an hour)
Seeing the attraction in question (20 minutes)
Waiting in line to leave (half an hour minimum, typically up to an hour)
Bus (at least half an hour)
Train (at least one hour, preferably two)
Conclusion: “best day out EVA” (them) / “Almost complete waste of a day” (you)
Just to put this in perspective, I’m from the UK, and we’re know to be a nation of queuers. But we are rank amateurs compared to the Japanese. I am half convinced that for them, the queueing is literally the high point of the day.
Anyway, the floor is open.
Update / Edit. Good points all around so far. I also don’t mind a reasonable journey if it’s comfortable (i.e. not crammed into a train, standing for hours) and if the scenery is decent. But to me, making that a major part of the event is sort of an alien concept. Also, I’ve found that when we arrive at wherever it is we’re going, my other half tends to move through the place at a pace somewhere between “power walking” and “Usain Bolt”, seemingly taking in very little of the actual ambience of the place. This is what led me to wonder if that for some people, the journey is the point and the destination is a byproduct.
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