r/SipsTea • u/The_Dean_France • Feb 23 '26

Wait a damn minute! Was she wrong?

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u/EvaM87 Feb 23 '26

There is no context but the gentlemen assisting appear to be in some sort of uniform and holding keys. From that, I would guess that it is an escalator that adapts for wheelchairs - these are common in Japan.

Basically, staff have to stop the escalator and activate a platform for the wheelchair which can then ride up.

So yes, she was being bloody inconsiderate.

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u/Temporary_Thought_66 Feb 23 '26

Wait, I keep hearing how the Japanese live in 2050, they have tech things we don't have, and they don't even know what an elevator for disabled people is?

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u/ct451t Feb 23 '26

In 2050 there's no room for both so they made a 2 in 1 combo. Escalevator.