Young child: I want to eat meat.
Mom: Don't you want to eat some apple?
Young child: What type of food is "apple"? Is it meat?
Father: Some people eat apple with meat.
Young child: But is it meat?
— Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line, Tokyo. Overheard by The Japan Times On Sunday
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