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You Know You've Lived In Tokyo For Too Long When...

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Tokyo is a great place to live...

... but let's face it: sometimes you just know you've been living here for too long.

It could be something about the people, the places, the way things are done, the weather, or something completely different. All of Greater Tokyo is included, south Saitama, Kawasaki, Yokohama, western Chiba, you name it. Some may be common for all of Japan, but let's focus on Tokyo.

What is your such moment?

You know you've been in Tokyo for too long

when...

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you see a tiny empty space and wonder how much it is worth and what you could do with it if it were yours

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you see an empty space and wonder how much you could make by putting a vending machine there

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you think that having to wait more than five minutes for the next train is outrageous

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you see an empty space and wonder if the owner would be kind enough to let you park your bike there

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you've grown accustomed to the first three seconds of traffic lights going red being treated as if it's still green

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you get annoyed when you're thirsty and the closest vending machine is more than 25 m away

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