It came up in the GTA thread, but I became curious. What does the average outside of Japan know about Tokyo? What's famous here? What's common knowledge? I'm not just wondering if any of it's a little off the reality, but if what is famous to Japanese (Rainbow Bridge, for instance) is so to others?
As reciprocation, these are the things that come up when I think of London:
-Danger Mouse
-A river called the Thames and many men are called James
-A really big and impressive museum with stuff from all over the world, so big you could lost in it
-The guards outside the palace don't blink or move no matter what you do
-The Queen doesn't do interviews, and a lot of people like to gossip about the royal family
-There are black lanterns on the street like the one in The Lion, The Witch and Wardrobe
-Used to have huge pollution problems, but is pulling back now
-Had a district that is famous for the development of the whole punk movement
-The cops used to wear funny shiny black hats
-There are black taxies that are boxier and stubbier than the common yellow taxi and red two-story buses are the norm
-A huge clock that Peter Pan flies around called Big Ben, though I haven't the slightest why it's name is Ben
-Has the highest population for a city in Europe
-Has a lot of brick buildings
-Royal Albert Hall is there
-In the old days people use to think London women riding bikes were scandalous
-The City Hall has an interesting shape and construction
-I don't know how many of the famous British Universities are in London, but I have the impression that at least one of them is
-The subway is called the underground (maybe because that's where the random battles with thugs happen)
-There is lots of parks and greenery and one them (Hyde Park?) was known for scandalous behavior back in the old days
-Soccer hooligans are bred in London
-Common people really don't have butlers and maids anymore, but back when they did, they were awesome
-London is bordered by places like Sussex, Kent and Surrey
As reciprocation, these are the things that come up when I think of London:
-Danger Mouse
-A river called the Thames and many men are called James
-A really big and impressive museum with stuff from all over the world, so big you could lost in it
-The guards outside the palace don't blink or move no matter what you do
-The Queen doesn't do interviews, and a lot of people like to gossip about the royal family
-There are black lanterns on the street like the one in The Lion, The Witch and Wardrobe
-Used to have huge pollution problems, but is pulling back now
-Had a district that is famous for the development of the whole punk movement
-The cops used to wear funny shiny black hats
-There are black taxies that are boxier and stubbier than the common yellow taxi and red two-story buses are the norm
-A huge clock that Peter Pan flies around called Big Ben, though I haven't the slightest why it's name is Ben
-Has the highest population for a city in Europe
-Has a lot of brick buildings
-Royal Albert Hall is there
-In the old days people use to think London women riding bikes were scandalous
-The City Hall has an interesting shape and construction
-I don't know how many of the famous British Universities are in London, but I have the impression that at least one of them is
-The subway is called the underground (maybe because that's where the random battles with thugs happen)
-There is lots of parks and greenery and one them (Hyde Park?) was known for scandalous behavior back in the old days
-Soccer hooligans are bred in London
-Common people really don't have butlers and maids anymore, but back when they did, they were awesome
-London is bordered by places like Sussex, Kent and Surrey
