I have been following a recent series of public service manner posters pasted around the Tokyo Metro with interest. I realized that the symbolic bad persons depicted had non-Japanese counterparts.
From the United Kingdom, supreme punk icon and eater of cup noodles using a pronged fork, Mr Sid Vicious:
From Italy, the icy greased hair Godfather of the Mafia tradition, Mr.Al Pacino:
From Suburban America, that icon of inept fatherhood, salaryman and general barfer, Homer Simpson:
Fun post.
Just in case you didn't notice, the third poster is actually a fake:
http://hitotoki.org/blog/archives/please_do_it_at_home/
Posted by: Chris Palmieri | October 10, 2009 at 04:39 PM
thanks for this! I was in two minds about it, thinking how could the metro commission that...but a great addition nonetheless, and with a few grains of truth as with all good parody.
Posted by: roger | October 10, 2009 at 11:01 PM