Different or the same?

Lucinda and I have a new game: to notice things that are different than in Seattle - and things that are the same. She is a good observer of the world around her, and of human behavior. Here's a start:

What's different in Japan?

- Japanese people often swing their arms vigorously when they walk.
- Milk and ice cream have a nuttier flavor.
- They don't sell red bean ice cream bars in Seattle
- Many Japanese women carry umbrellas to protect their skin from the sun and stay a bit cooler.
- At night in Tokyo, you sometimes see women wearing kimonos.
- Women mostly wear clothing that is colored black, white, beige or gray - and rarely wear bright colors like American women (and I) do. They also wear high heels "maybe because they are shorter," Lucinda says.
- The cars drive on the left, and the taxi drivers sit on the right.

What's the same in Tokyo as in Seattle?
- Tully's and Starbucks
- Edamame
- Lucinda and Arno have their own bedrooms.