That sounds like a great opportunity to finally appreciate the seasonal scenery... the hours tend to keep on ticking away. [She says with well-chosen giseigo; she has to stay in practice if they're going to be facing down the dreaded airport again. The language will never be the medium for her deadliest tongue-lashings, but then again, that's not really English either. Some things about Japanese life make more sense to her than the glitz of America, such as the common identification with simply enumerated Interests. The tendency towards a sedate working atmosphere, on the other hand, was completely baffling. Any completely native familiarity is a permanent thing of the past. Her profession is an acquired taste, and she's happy enough this way, playing the room by ear trained on the job.]

Oh, and while you were in there, Poland came up with a new joke. The setup is: why was that robotic season 39 contestant removed?