
"Can you still blow?"
"What?"
"Can you still blow? Like blow out a match?"
"Yes, of course I can."
"I can't," said Kazu-chan.
"That means you're old," I said, smiling.
Do you qualify for O-baa-chan Club?
The Japan Times: Oct. 23, 2004 by Amy Chavez
I do believe that I am the youngest member to enter the O-baa-chan Club, an inner circle of old ladies who keep Japan under their thumbs. I'm not exactly sure why or how I gained entry, but apparently the fact that I live in the countryside and have a vegetable garden was enough...