Fun Contradictions, as seen by me

1) Everyone who's sick (or doesn't want to get sick) wears a medical mask over their face to avoid spreading airborne diseases, but there is usually no hand soap in public washrooms (nor paper towels and air dryers are rare).

2) Speaking of those masks, it's odd that everyone in Japan is super fashionable but still wear the same old white masks. Isn't it about time they begin coordinating the mask to their outfits?
Update: I saw a girl with a purple mask today. Good for her.

3) Japan is all about presentation: things are packaged nicely and you always get a bag with your purchase. However, squat toilets are still rampant.

4) You can pay for things with a FOB card at the convenience store or train station and it gets deducted from your bank account (or someothing like that). Yet, the average bank does not know what to do with a Bank Draft IN yen, made out to their name.

5) Speaking of banks, they are super attentive and polite, but beyond that they or fucking stupid when it comes to real questions.

6) Bars are open all night long; trains stop at 1am.

7) Cell phone prime time (pay time) is 9pm to 1am. High-larious!

8) Pocky is the same price in Japan as it is Canada.

Update

9) If you're not suppose to park your bike in a certain space in front of a building, you'll find a row of pile-ons or old rusty "No Bike Parking" signs instead. The signs take up about the same amount of space as a bike would.

10) I asked for no bag at the grocery store when I bought my ice cream cone drumstick. I got my bag refund and the cashier put my drumstick in a smaller bag with the store's proof of purchase sticker on it.