Sunday, November 22, 2009

Good Hygiene


Rie's sister, Chikako, attends a junior college on their home island of Amami-Oshima. Chikako's school had a school festival this weekend and Chikako's group wanted to make curry to sell. But, nobody wants to eat food made by dirty people, so it is customary in Japan for all of the students to bring in a stool sample for testing before the big day. Rie remembers doing this in high school as well. Rie says they check for the kind of worms that can lay eggs under your fingernails.

Unfortunately, Chikako was constipated and was unable to participate with her group in their fundraising activity.

Now, I am worried about those rice balls she made a few years ago.


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