I frequently ask Google to define words to see if I’m using them correctly. For example, Google, define: trivia.
… pieces of information of little importance.
I always thought trivia meant interesting, fun facts. I never realized they were of little importance. So what was initially going to be the title, “Bonus: Hokkaido Trivia”, had to be changed to “Bonus: Trivia”. The trivial part is the fact that I frequently ask Google to define words.
But if you read the title again I added a second part – “& Something you might not know about Hokkaido”. There’s more, yay!
What are these candy cane red and white striped arrows?
Because Hokkaido gets deep, thick snow in the winter months, the road can be totally obscure. These candy cane red-and-white striped, arrows help indicate where the edge of the roads are.
And I think that is very important for drivers to know .: not trivial.
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