@emsquared In Japan, November 1 marks the beginning of the Christmas season (even in a country that does not really celebrate Christmas). You'll hear the same Christmas playlist in every department store or Starbucks for two solid months.

@emsquared There was a girl in my university concert band who looked exactly like her. I will forever be grateful to the girl who sat beside me for understanding the reference and getting a good laugh out of it when I compared the two of them. I don’t think anybody would get that today.