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This time topic: Do you need priority seats on buses and trains in Kumamoto?

＊Mitsuko: She is 85 years old. She agreed with priority seats. She is weak at the knees, so when she gets on buses or trains, she can’t stand. That is why she thinks priority seats are need.

＊Kayo: She is a student of university in Kumamoto, and 20 years old. She agreed with the idea because people who need to sit, such as seniors, handicapped people, or pregnant women have to ask other people to give them seats, if they couldn’t sit down.

＊Kana: She is a student in Kumamoto, and 20 years old. She disagreed with the idea because it is common for her to give her seat to people who need sitting.

＊Masao: He is an office worker and 45 years old. He always goes to his company by bus and train. He is tired every day, so he wants to sit on the bus and train. He thinks that everyone has the right to sit, and this is why he disagreed with the idea.

In my opinion, there are some people who can’t give their seats. Priority seat is good idea. But if there is no one who need priority seat, these seats would be waste, I think. Therefore their consensus that Kumamoto introduces the badge system, and then establishes the standard, and finally advertises and campaigns to have common senses is nice idea.

〈Comment about discussion〉

I felt this group succeed in their discussion. Each member talked their opinion toward the other member, and sometimes made suggestion and acted toward the goal of discussion; consensus!