04-03-2016, 01:24 PM
I forgot to mention something rather embarasing that happened, that I'm going to chalk up to being so to exhausted from my schedule.
At an ultra-packed subway station, I tried to tap-out of the the turnstile with my Suica (railway) card. It didn't go. I tried again- nope. Tons of people behind me. "sumimassen, sumimassen..." (Sorry, sorry...) and I went over to the station masters both.
I asked him (in Japanese) if he spoke English and he said "a bit." I explained I'd just tried to exit and couldn't with my Suica; maybe something was wrong with it.
He kind of looked at me like I was a stupid gaijin. "Not Suica." And he points to my card. I look down.
I'd been trying to tap out with my hotel room key.
I think they're going to deport me.
At an ultra-packed subway station, I tried to tap-out of the the turnstile with my Suica (railway) card. It didn't go. I tried again- nope. Tons of people behind me. "sumimassen, sumimassen..." (Sorry, sorry...) and I went over to the station masters both.
I asked him (in Japanese) if he spoke English and he said "a bit." I explained I'd just tried to exit and couldn't with my Suica; maybe something was wrong with it.
He kind of looked at me like I was a stupid gaijin. "Not Suica." And he points to my card. I look down.
I'd been trying to tap out with my hotel room key.
I think they're going to deport me.