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Japan’s Ambulance Crews Ask the Public: Please Do Not Straighten Our Shoes
Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Japanese ambulance crews say members of the public should not straighten their shoes during emergency responses.
- Although arranging footwear reflects courtesy, hospitality and etiquette, rescuers say it slows down their work.
Japanese emergency responders are asking people to leave their shoes where they are, even when tidying them would normally be considered polite.
Arranging footwear reflects traditional Japanese courtesy, hospitality and etiquette. But rescuers say the practice delays their response.
Their message to the public is direct: ignore good manners and do not straighten the shoes of ambulance crews. The request has also been presented in a video.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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