JR Shinkansen Conductor welcomes passengers

[Yatchan72]

[Departure information with woman's voice]

Track 17, the "Nozomi 7" for Hakata is now leaving. Doors are about to close. Please be careful. Guests who are sending-off, please stand behind the safety fence.

[Yatchan72]

[Arriving information with woman's voice]

This is Nagoya. Thank you for boarding. Please change for the Tokaido line, the Chuo line, the Kansai line, the Meitetsu Railroad, or the Kintetsu Railways.

This is the "Nozomi 7" bound for Hakata, departing at 8:57. The next stop will be Kyoto.

[tomkkkkk]

nice bloke! id nod back and give the dude a thumbs up

[peter86346]

日本 禮儀一番

[Modeltrainguy]

Excellent! Thank you for sharing! 5 Stars!

素晴らしい！共有していただきありがとうございます。 5つ星

[markviduka09]

haa he is very polite~!

[thibaulthalpern]

Not sure if we should make too much of it. It's the norm in Japan just like in the U.S., it's quite normal to have cashiers at grocery stores greet patrons with the phrase "Hello, how are you doing today?" It becomes simply an unconscious habit. When Europeans come to the U.S. and they see that response from store clerks, they get shocked. But, Americans wouldn't consider this extraordinarily polite. It simply is the norm and doesn't pass through anyone's consciousness.

[thibaulthalpern]

This is just like in office hallways in the U.S. where people greet each other with "Hi! How are you?" but they keep walking as they say that, not really indicating real interest in how you're doing. It's just a norm. Protocol.