Sorry, this is not one of my more genteel posts. Rather, this post is about poo.
In Japan, there is a stylized, even cute way of drawing turds. If you don't believe me, just put 'Japan poo' in Google Images and look.
I knew about this from long ago - a Japanese friend in high school drew them occasionally when doodling pictures - and didn't think much of it.
This week I was in my local department store and I saw poo-shaped cookies.
Yes, they were little cookies shaped like cute little smiling poos. It wasn't even a joke of 'eww, look how gross it is to eat something that looks like a poo'. It was just a cute design choice.
Seeing them, I remembered a conversation between two 40-something friends at an izakaya:
Y: Did you use to draw poo?
S: Yes, of course. I think every boy does so.
H: Yes, they always had to have steam coming from them.
S: That's right. They look better with steam.
Welcome to Japan.
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