Young boy (trying to keep up with his mother and father on a bike): Mama-chan, can you wait a bit? You're going too fast.
Mother: You should be able to keep up. I'm almost as young as you and I'm not even going very fast.
Boy: You don't look very young.
Father: Oh, look! A sunflower.
— Near Shimokitawaza, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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