…Is OK. Having a good honk isn’t. This will take some getting used to, she thinks through clenched teeth…

The Japanese seem to like talking about the weather even more than the British. They also like to complain about it more. It’s a beautiful autumn day outside; the leaves are just starting to turn and the temperature is sitting at around 19 degrees, but still I am beckoned to agree that it’s ‘too hot’. ‘Atsui!’, I’ve noticed, is more just a general noise people make; not so much addressing anyone, just making small talk with the world. I wonder when the ‘Samui’s will start kicking in….