First snow of the year coming tomorrow

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Tokyo is not good at snow. Tomorrow is our first snow of the year. It is probably not going to be that much, but everyone is panicking. The school has cancelled all their sports events and a robotics competition that was scheduled for tomorrow. I grew up in an area where a little snow was no biggie and we had good snow plows and snow tires. Tokyo doesn't have much snow, so they have not invested in the equipment necessary. No plows, salt trucks, snow tires, etc. So it's chaos when it happens. I love snow in my home area but not so much here! How does your area handle snow? Are you a stereotypical northerner or southerner?