It’s a clock, not a watch, and it could have been shot through the side, which is not visible from this perspective. … and we are way overthinking this lol.

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Not uncommon here in Japan, either. People leave phones/handbags to reserve a table when they go to order at the counter (at a cafe etc). It’s nice not to have to constantly worry about theft as much as other some countries. Not to say that there is no crime because that’s not true.

It makes sense though and is grammatically correct. It is the same as saying “I think he had better not (do that)”