it's official...

it appears that people in tokyo have no sense of personal space. for the brief 24 hours i was there i was indeed surprised by their sheer space efficiency. americans in general are too lazy to trek up 6 stories, as is necesary to patronize the restaurants stacked floor upon floor upon floor in that city. impressive. i know more than a few people who would--if caught in the middle of this wave pool--whip out a gun and go postal. i have fond memories of the wave pool at wild waves in seattle, washington. they don't go like this: