It’s nice that they’re so polite.

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    You should go to Japan, commercial vehicles, service vehicles and emergency vehicles often have audible turn signal sounds, with their turns and reverses announced in Japanese (and in rare cases English).

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      That sounds cacophonous to the point that it would drive me insane, so I might skip Japan on my travel itinerary.

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        Prepare for insanity then as this is becoming the norm for the UK, I’m surprised you haven’t experienced it yet.

        A lot of construction machinery is now getting to the point it announces just that it is in use every 5 - 10 seconds. It is fucking obnoxious.

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        nothing could keep me from japan if I had the money and if it was pollution free for some reason or like we solved the whole pollution problem or such.

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      The funny part of that most of the vehicles in the Caribbean are second hand from Japan. It includes commercial vehicles so you can end up with a garbage truck speaking Japanese while reversing in Caribbean streets.

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        Yep usually interspersed with a couple back up tones.

        The left and right signal voice is typically: Hidari (Migi) ni magarimasu. Gochuui kudasai. [= Will turn left (right). Please have caution].

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      I like the little shuttle golf carts in Japanese airports: each cart plays a different tune as they drive along.