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and car drivers don’t. Does anyone out there
have any other answers? – The Bear

CULTURE SHOCKED STUART
Hi Stuart,
I was disappointed to read that Tokyo
didn’t meet your expectations when
you were in Japan testing the Metzeler
Roadtec 01. (An interesting test - I
have a BMW R1200GS.)
I lived in Tokyo for a total of 6 years
a while ago, and have returned to
holiday there three times since. I
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were not good. Like you we saw
a sprawling mass of industry and
concentrated residential sites, and were
initially depressed - culture shock, it’s
called. I suppose it’s because the huge
population is nearly all crammed into
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particular the Kanto plain in which
Tokyo is situated.
But after a few months, that backdrop
of ugliness disappeared as we learned
to appreciate that the beauty of

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quirkiness, variety, and contradictions

came to the fore. All I can say is give

the city a second chance: Go there

with someone who knows it well and

you will discover pleasures and have

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nowhere else.

This is an interesting, and to my mind,

accurate representation of Tokyo, the

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George Spence

Bowral NSW

Hi George,

Yes, the Roadtec 01 are certainly great tyres.

Yes, I was hit with culture shock that’s for

sure, but you are right, I’d have to spend a lot

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