Elderly man (grumbling to his wife): I want to do whatever I want until I get sick and you have to look after me.
Elderly woman: Sick people go to hospital to be taken care of.
— Jiyugaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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