Elderly woman #1: Good morning! That's a massive backpack. Are you going hiking?

Elderly woman #2: No, I'm off to buy a few things for New Year's Day.

— Shinagawa Station, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday

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