Middle-aged woman #1: My husband and I rarely speak to each other.
Middle-aged woman #2: He doesn't have much to say?
Middle-aged woman #1: He only talks to me when he is in a good mood. This frustrates me, so I just ignore him.
— Yamanote Line, Tokyo. Overheard by a Japan Times On Sunday reader
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