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Originally Posted by evanny
........ a Japanese women walked in. looked like she was in her 60's. so. does Japan view burps and farts differently? because she burped out loud some 7 times and one time farted. and i don't know what to make of it.
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Ahaaaa. You have likely been introduced to the concept of "obaasan". If she looked 60 to you, likely she was 70 or 80. Older women, after a lifetime of basically being subservient to just about everyone in the traditional structure (except daughter-in-law), are sort of "above" a lot of the traditional constraints. And they often revel in this.
Watch out for them riding bikes; they will run you over with glee.
best,
.............john