Elderly Japanese woman #1: I can't make it tomorrow. I have an English lesson.
Elderly Japanese woman #2: You're studying English? I'm very impressed. I can't speak any English.
Elderly Japanese woman #1: Really? You must have heard about "Abenomics"?
— Shinagawa Station, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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