A couple of things of late has made me notice just how behind the times Japanese can be. It's not like I didn't already know, but sometimes, even Japan can shock one desensitized to shock.

The first event was at a restaurant the other day. Not long after sitting down at the counter, a smartly-dressed 20-something woman came in, sat near me, and (of course, this is Japan) lit up a cigarette. I'm used to inconsiderate smokers in any country, and so it wasn't shocking that she ignored the fact that I was a mere five feet to one side, [...]

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We have no idea from what part of his mind it came, but Anthony drew a vending machine. It specializes in "Monkey Juice" (whatever that is, I'm sure it's related to his Curious George), as it sports it in four of the positions. The others seem to be carrot juice, strawberries, or maybe apples. The one with an × is sold out.

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Following on from yesterday's post about all the bento lunches that Fumie makes for Anthony....

During the winter, the preschool warms the bento lunches for the kids, so yesterday, Fumie got another bento box so that Anthony can have stuff to be warmed in one, and stuff that's to be kept cool in another.

Prior to using it for real bentos, Anthony could play with it a bit, and made a bento for Mommy:

Plastic hamburger Two rubbery breads (including a fun Shimajiro tiger shape) Paper apple slice Cloth potato

Mommy [...]

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