tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post1663487806206725105..comments2024-03-28T18:09:20.551+09:00Comments on Hokkaido Kudasai: Too Much Lost StuffPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-89616265333507155662017-12-22T19:10:38.591+09:002017-12-22T19:10:38.591+09:00I think it's a bit mixed here. Officially, you...I think it's a bit mixed here. Officially, you are legally required to turn in anything you find to the lost property office, but I don't know how well it works - all the things I've lost, I either found back where I left it, or didn't bother going further for. There are often articles in the newspaper about people finding valuable things or even money and turning them in, though!Leonore Wintererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681857834221038780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-61386370439380811852017-12-18T23:35:07.676+09:002017-12-18T23:35:07.676+09:00I live in Connecticut and would say that if you fo...I live in Connecticut and would say that if you forget something on a bus that is of very little value, both monetarily and strategically (like your panda hat) you have a decent chance of it being with the driver or at the bus station the next day. <br />If you forget your wallet or your phone I would be worried not only that I would lose all my money but that my identity would be stolen and completely compromised in the future. Credit identity is incredibly vulnerable and fragile in the United States these days, if the wrong person finds your wallet-you could be looking at years of inconvenience. Also, crooks are putting "skimmers" on gas pumps now that copy your credit card information, it's awful. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178772974642931315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-80802908565121467492017-12-18T00:38:24.840+09:002017-12-18T00:38:24.840+09:00Getting something back that you lost doesn't h...Getting something back that you lost doesn't happen often over here. My son once forgot the bag with his new boots in the bus but noticed it half an hour later. We immediately called the bus company and they contacted their driver - but the bag was already gone. And was never brought to the lost property office. So I shouldn't say lost but stolen.Brigittehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922122091202289138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-51331229383843482812017-12-16T22:53:33.558+09:002017-12-16T22:53:33.558+09:00It's sad that not everyone thinks "Don...It's sad that not everyone thinks "Don't take what doesn't belong to you". But it is good to know that somewhere in this world it is the norm.<br />xx, CarolCarol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-36393067403503377742017-12-16T22:17:42.261+09:002017-12-16T22:17:42.261+09:00Wow Pamela... I've never heard of such widespr...Wow Pamela... I've never heard of such widespread respect for the possessions of others. I'm glad you were able to get your hat returned.<br />Sadly here is Oz, such care is rare... there is plenty of honest people who turn in lost items they find, but most people never make an effort to retrieve their lost items, simply because they don't think they'll get it back!<br /><br />I recently found a ladies purse in a toilet cubicle in a shopping centre... turned it in to a nearby shop... they announced it over the public address system... they lady came forward immediately... and was very grateful for the intact return of her purse. She immediately showed her gratitude by taking me to a nearby cafe & buying us both some coffee & cake♥♥Antheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01279501248165096595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-76123270463830332582017-12-16T13:14:37.434+09:002017-12-16T13:14:37.434+09:00That is great to pretty much count on getting lost...That is great to pretty much count on getting lost things back.<br />Living in Japan has its perks.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-32626752360466116942017-12-16T07:54:53.561+09:002017-12-16T07:54:53.561+09:00I live in New York. I think that probably says it...I live in New York. I think that probably says it; one must literally keep a hand on everything or it can just disappear. Despite this, I once left my purse, with my wallet inside, on a regional commuter train. I realized this as the train was pulling away. I felt so stupid, and I had to plead to get a return (free) ride back into the city. In the end it turned out that I had left it on my seat one stop before the end of the line. The conductor had found it and turned it in. Shock of shocks! However, the lovely red cap I left on the train never turned up. During my time in Japan it was great not to worry. (The only casual theft I ever heard about happened in an odd nightclub in Roppongi frequented by foreigners--the woman left her bag on a chair while dancing apparently--unusual though). Jen Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168401135498974644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-12666397789209344952017-12-16T06:40:46.099+09:002017-12-16T06:40:46.099+09:00Hi Pamela thats very interesting no if you lost so...Hi Pamela thats very interesting no if you lost something here you would be very lucky to get it back its like the US here,thankyou for sharing xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com