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The PRAI Rl E SCIJOONER..OF

THEII. K. FENN, Captain, U. S. N.

Commanding Ofrcer

CRE\[ o FOR THE CRE\( + BY THE

U. S. S. PRAIRIE (ADrs)cREr0r"

ROBEBT S. BROD, Cdr., USNRErecutive Oftcer

Vol. II No. 7 NOVEMBER 18, 1945

REPLACEMEI{TS ARRIYE -. GOOD NEWS!

The Exec. Sez:

The weeks seem to roll aroundwith considerable rapidity. I no soonerwrite one column for our estimablesheet when I am politely and firmlyreminded by your Editor that it'stime for another and "could you giveme an idea what you are going towrite about" ? That's always a dillyof a question because frankly, I neverknow, There is so little of importanceto write about these days.

Ilou'ever, I might say-tha*-if-.(]S4*One of the Prairie Gobs" is still aboardhe is probably highly elated over thefact that we were able to greatly ex-ceed his request that, "a few of themen have sufficient points by Nov. 16,and it would be nice if they could be

sent home for Xmas." The draft wesent home consisted of 702 men.Almost 100Vo of. the men aboard whowould have sufficient points on Dec.first. Also thirty rehabilitation menall of whom had been aboard !'themighty P" for 32 or more months.During the week official sanction wasalso given to what on the Prairie hasbeen policy. Henceforth it is permiss-able to process point men and sendthem back fifteen days orior to thedate they are eligible IF transporta-tion is available. Now you scoffers !

does this look like the Navy isn't an-xious to get you home and back to theone and only gal?

The draft leaving this time surolooked funriy. Everyone had a rifleand bayonet. I suspect some of themhad two. These were the suckers whcpaid exorbitant prices for them frorsources-you guess-ashore. A fooland his money is definitely'parted ira huiry. They were also given a set ofJapanese Navy "gobs" Iacquered .ricebowls. And through the exploringefforts of our Captain-a very niceoiled silk "poncho" which the littlelady of your life will put to good usein maintaining her "ehic" appearanceand "upswept hoirdo" when it rains.As I said once before in this colrrmna rifle andibayonet would be obtained

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two)

LITTLE JOE GOES HOMEI wish good luck to all my ship-

matesaboard the Prairie. It

has beena real pleasure helping to publish thePrairie Schooner. My thanks go to theprinters whose help consisted of con-siderably more than just printing theSchooner. Thanks also to all of thestaff and Commander Brod for mak-ing the editors job easier.

Joseph KingstonYes Joe, you are consistant to the

end, In all your activities you have*modesty that is unnatural

or a sailor. Never-the-less the fellowsknow that you have been one of thehardest, most conscientous workers onthe ship. Your light has shone fromthe barrel of modesty and here weattempt to express our gratitude foryour untiring eforts to do the jobbefore you. May you always be assuccessful.

The staff of the Schooner will missyou Joe. As we carry on we will real-ize more fully what you have done tomake this paper what it is today.

Good luck Joe, from the Mighty..Pr,

.

BUCKY HARRISA note of interest to the followers

of "Know Your Japanese" by BuckyHarris over the Armed Forces RadioNetwork each week day and the col-umn in the Army newspaper t'Stars

and Stripes" each day in which yorrmay learr a number of useful wordsand phrases of the Japanese language.

Bucky's father was an Englishmanwhile his mother was Japanese, he haslived in Japan all his life. Unless youknew these facts you would neverguess that he had any heritage otherthan English. His speech, which youwould expect to be slightly odd. in-cludes the use of American slang.undoubtedly brought up to date byhis contact with us, but accurateenough to pass for a full fledgedAmerican. The knowledge of bothEnglish and Japanese has added asmooth and pleasing tone to his voice,

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TOKYO BAY, JAPAN

AND STILL\THEY COME! I !

We of the Prairie wish to extend ahearty welcome to the men who havereported aboard the Mighty "P" with-in the last week. You men are tak-ing the places of the so far endlessstream of men going home from thisship, wehope that you have a pleasantcruise aboard the Prairie,

Just as our faces are new to you,your faces are new to irs, within a fewweeks you will all feel like old timersalrorrd-th-shipiTh66'lil6r men aboardthe .ship will gladly lend a helpingnand rn gettlng you new men setfledin your respective jobs.

The following named men are buta small portion of the some 600 men

who reported aboard The Prairie sincethe ending of the war:Anderson, R. D.Atwood, W, A.Baumgartner, J, E.Bezat, A. G.Bontje, W. K.Borie, A.Byars, W. F.Cambell, D. F.Gilmore, E. J.Greber, F.Hughes, R, T.Jaquith, K. H.Knith, G, K.Linich, L.Lipp, J. A.Maliette, J. O.Maltby, C. F.Marshall, J. M.Montenegro, S.Ohland, M. E.

olliff, P. w.Peuy, J. E.Powell, tr'. L.Powers, F. H.Ruda, P.Amos, W. B.Dietrich, E. A.Zitka, C. F.Dillon, V. B.Willhide, D. D.Lugn, J. A.Lynch, J. J.Madison, C. L.McGee, W. L.Meginley, R. W.McGowan, W. N.Mclntyre, B. V.McQueen, W. J.McWhorter, O. G.Manley, G. E.Dnvenia, J, V.Fahr, W. A.Fchcr. S. M.

Rayn, M. T.Sanders, L. 'W.

Sarnataro, R. S.Serlrs, C. T.Sheldon, A. C.Sims, E. C.Skinner, B. E.Snow, A. J.Spletzer, R. R,Steffen, L. C.Sweet, J. H.Thompson, T, J.Ullmann, L. J.Varvel, L. F.Verley, H. L.Waggoner, C. R.WiUiams, C. R.Williamson, L. L.Thompson, H. F.Tripoli, C. II.Wendling, M,Wrisht, A. W.Yee, M. Q.Zercher, K. C.Hoover, J. F.Zumbo, E. V.Weimer, C, R.Webb, G. F.Pfaffinger, C. R.Meier, P. J.Memory, W. B.Metcalf, R. J.Meyer, G. E.Mielke, W. O.Mikrut, M.Miller, S. D.Mody, W, R.Morris, B. B.Moris, J. If.Freiberg, R. E,Gisi, P. W.araf. G- O-

Lucus, C. E.



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SCHOONER SCR.IBES

THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER

Printers

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3:Goodwin' W. D.

THE EXEC SEZ:-(continued from Dage 1)

for each member of the cre*" Thisi;; i;" accomplished, r-row our goal

il"J;;a;;d-fistots which is much

'i^'" aifficult of attainment. But you

DROWSY AGAINHere's a note of interest to the men

of the Prairie who spent many a wearymonth in Ulithi wondering if the daywould ever come when the NavY wouldgive the Atoll back to the natives.- Ulithi the unknown, abandoned lastvear bv the Japanese without resist-ince t6 become'the American Fleet'smost valuable Atoll, returned to ob-livion a few weeks ago.

After 13 months service as thefleet's advanced refuge, the NavY

turned the key and the last regularaircraft left the Atoll.From the seat of a canvas lashed

Jeep, Lt. Alfred Burt of Minneapolis,Minn., who had grown a droopy gaynineties mustache waiting for this daypointed out scores of trucks and bull--iozers

"pickled" in grease. Even themachineS were leaving Ulithi.

If an island base could speak' Ulithimight claim the Navy had allowed his-torv to snub it. ----

What Utithi remembers are the dayswhen ?80 ships from St Benard super-carriers to Duchshund LST's filled its19 mile long lagoon. (Ed.-At tast!)

Publlshed weelly bv the crememberriJ-ie-ordatce with BuPere Circ ltr'i5-tt6;

"tno dtra cogt to the Gov't.

anxious that we be permitted to go

and I'm sure we shall receive everYconsideration. When I get the wordyou can be sure I'll pass it on-promptly.

MAINE-"VACATIONLAND'Maine is truly the land of vaca-

tions for thousaids of New England-ers and for hundreds from every other

state in the Union. Each summer be-fore the war Maine became known tomore and more tourists as the vaca-tion land of Amerca.

Maine's large variety of recreationsmake her the ideal spot for the wearyworker on his summer vacations orholidays.

With a choice of hunting each fall'fishinE. either fresh or salt waterfish, d'amping on one the manY lakesor at the foot of Mt. Katahdin, rest-ins at one of the comfortable andatlractive beach resorts, or visitingArcadia National Park with its beau-tiful view, the vacationist is able tospend his holiday with a maximum

amount ofpleasure.

With PEACE assured Maine looksforward to the return of her summerguests and with them many newfriends.Industry

The people of Maine are not entire-ly occubied with the plesant task ofehtertaining their summer friends.

Their lumber mills cut fine virgin

CHURCH SERVICESU. S. S. PRAIRIE (AD15)

Sunday : 0680 Catholic Mags0880 Cstholic Ma861000 Proteetant Senices

Other eervices will be announed over thePublic Address System.'Wek Days: 0680 Catholic Masa each morningin tbe Crew'e Receptlon Room. Confeegionsare heard any time.Wednesday : Novena Seryices will b€ beld inafter meslng @mpartment.

Catbolic Chaplain: J. F. ReganPrcte8t&nt Claplain comea over from otherehips in the Harbor,

r youD"i;;; th; motto of the "might-Y P"-

t-rt"'-aimcutt we do immediately; .theifir*ibit takes us a little time. (not

original)In line with what lve cal and have

aoie,'-i-ttri"[ all of us feel rather spruce, fir and hemlock !4to lum-

gliinea-.rtrer .we .re! a ;g1c!ttt+"sr*td. oysy. Tbg-p*lp

finest quality. The rugged fishermenbrine fish from the sea to be canned.ringThe cotton and woolen mills spin andweave to help clothe the nation. Theship yards build for peace as well

as war.But far more important to the na-tion is the "Maine Potato", known theworld over for its excellant quality.Thousands of barrels of these famous"spuds" have gone to feed the soldiersanii sailors in every corner of theglobe.Education

Maine has an excellent selection ofeolleges for her nen and women whodesire an education. The Univeristy ofMaine is the largest followed byColby, Bates and Bowdoin.

The returning veteran who wishesto continue or expand his or her ed-ucation has the opportunity of enroll-ing in these colleges under the G. I.

Bill of Rights.We sincerely hope WE have been

able to convey to you a small partof the many interesting facts aboutthe state of Maine,

For more information plan to spendyour next vacation with us.

PAUL SMITH'lVhat does your home state have

to offer? Write an article telling theboys about it, Turn your materialin to the "Schooner Box".

Letter to a lovelorn adviser: t'Should

I marry a man who lies to me?"Answer: "Lady, do you want to bean old maid?"

S"*ed- pat on the back. The Com-

mander^ DestroYers Eastern JaPanForce sent us this dispatch just before

his departure from this area.

Ouote:-"I wish to express my appre-

c'iation for the efficient and cheerful^r""""

in which the Frairie assisteditrJ destrovers of the Eastern JapanForce in rdstoring their tired and oYer

worked ships."-Unquote.Now this is verY nice and I Person-

allv think reassuring. I know ourCa'ntain is quite pleased with us. Noteweil that liord "cheerful" that's thenart that pleases me greatly. We takeit for qianted that our men areefficient Iut to be efficient and cheer-ful is quite a target to shoot for. Itdoes mlke a big difference when Youdo things with a smile and discusswork or:ders either to refuse or ac-cent-in a pleasant manner' So manYof^the offic6rs and men of the numer-

ous ships tended bY us come here asa last resort. Many have been rebuffed

-nottoo genUy by various activities.

Consequently when they get a cheer-ful "O.K.!, we'll do it" or "anythingelse we can do to help You?" theY aredelighted. Let's keeP uP the good

worif-let us refuse only as a lastoossible resort. If it can be done letirs do it for them.

Nothing more to add in regards tothe possibility of our going home. Ican say this however, we will go homqeventublly and in the near future.Possibly sometime in earlv December.It all depends on the work load in theTokyo area. Everyone here is most

MEN O'THE WEEKLet us use a little space in thispaper to acknowledge the largeimount of extra time and energywhich is so willingly contributed byour ships printers in an efrort to makethis, the Crews paper, the neat, read-able literary work it has been and wehone that it will be it the future'

their iob is a thankless one forthe most-part. While the writers ofthe ariticals are usually informed bytheir shipmates on the quality of theirworks whether it is favorable or not,the printer only hears from ihe ma-jority of the crew when there is somenoticbble error in his work. Yet each

week the paper has to beprinted

bythese men. They are masters of theirart of course, nevertheless there ismuch to be done in making thet'Schooner" a paper that we are allproud of. There are at least three (3)ilays of each week the "Schooner's"life depends upon these men. In addi-tion to this work, there is always avaried amount pf other work to bedone.

Yes, the "Schooner" statr and thecrew lift their hats to the unsungbut indespensible men of the printshop.

Of all the things you wear, your ex-pression is the most important.



Division Chatter

DIYISION REPORTEBSt. ??ltt2. Grlffin, E. E.8. Yaughn' Ben M.4. Vcllejoe, L. T.5. I)onnelly. Bernis0. Narron' K. R.

7. Holes, W. F.t. Archer, M. V.9. Dingman, J. R.

10. Morton' F. R.ll. Ilansn, J. R.12. Landers, L. J.The Brnd, LOGAN; Lclend Leatlu

The Eighth division bids farewellto a fine bunch of buddies this week.We'll miss them all but truly wishthem all the luck in the world.

All the excitement Sunday morningin the 8th division compartment wasnot quite a GQ, only our own Young"on the ball early to bed and early torise" that's our boy.McPeak is on the war path:

McPeak is on the war path. Someone locked him in the Bo's'ns lockerand he had to crawl out througn theport hole. (Tisht squeeze, eh Pete!)

Whose the boatswain, Sl,/c (ActingCox), with the Brooklyn accent?-Example: Seaman foist class, foistdiv., repoit on the quoiterdeck? ? ?

Will someone tell Henson and

Jackson's home tom. Ryan reportedaboard in the last draft.

If you want to learn any secretsabout the Navy, just see H. A. Safreron the Sheet Metal shop. He can tellyou most anything. (especially on thesubject of mess cooking)

The draft took our first Divisionreporter and now we have no one torepresent the ffrst division in theircrusade for more liberty.

Anyone desiring to carry on J. G.Wells duties contact Higgins of theRepair Office.

REMEMBER THISBe good, but not too good-A little

naughty; but not too naughty. Say a

prayer if you feel that way, say damnif it gives you consolation.Be kind to the world always, if

possible, yet if you must be un-kind,smash right and left, get it over andforget it.

Smile, always smile, have a smileready even though sometimes it hurts.Grab all the happiness you can-whenever and wherever you can-don't leteven a wee bit slio past you. Live,above all things live, don't simplyexist.

If you are blessed enough to knowwhat real love is-love with all yourheart, body and soul.

Live vour life so that at anv horrr

you will be able to share hands rvith

THE PRAIRIE SCHOONER

yourself-and try to accomplish atleast one thing worth while each day.Then when your nights come you willbe able to pull up the covers and sayto yourself. "I have done my best".

U. GUESSWHO

WANTED!!!!!One Shore Duty Billet

One Misguided U.S.N.

Stay on the Draft Pink Lady willdo it for YOU.

BUCKY HARRIS(Continued frcm page 1)

He appears to be well educated, hasa pleasant personality and voices veryliberal ideas toward life. His desirefor a peaceful Democratic Japan isexpressed in his description of thechanges already brought about by theoccupation. The abolishment of thestrict rule by the Japanese PoliceForce as it used to be, has allowedchanges in the customs and habitsof the'people. The violation of thesecustoms would have drawn severepunishment several months ago. Withall the beautiful parks Japan has to

offer, no Japanese couple dared beseen together enjoying the pleasuresof each others company as we do athome. This fear was not a fear ofbreaking the customs but of breakingthe law. Japans customs have been sostrict for so long that the old ideaswere the law. To Bucky the sight ofa young couple walking the streetstogether brings a chuckle, for heknows that the feeling of freedom isbeiug plante .d in their he41ts. . Sorne-da!-i[-wili-66Eome strong enough forthese people who never have had thepriviledge to express themselves, wemay feel that there is a lasting rootof Democracy growing in a virginforest.

Bucky looks for a change to the bet-ter as soon as the people realize thatthe occupation is for their benefit aswell as ours.

For those interested in Tokyo Roseit might be well to mention thatBucky had a radio program followingthe famed Ladies Broadcast while shewas still in circulation.

'scHooNER BOX"

Another note suggesting re-ar-

rangement of the serving line to helpkeep the gtavy out of the "geedunk"has been turned over to Jerry Burke,

The Spit & Argue Club of the NinthDivision observes that while other div-isions seem to get announcementsfrom the Executive Officer at Quarterseach morning the usual announcementfor them is "No Dope".

The first division says they do notget the liberty other divisions are get-ting. The writer says he has had onlyone liberty in 28 days and that manymore in the same division have hadthe same schedule.

Thank you Mr. U. Guess Who. Is

this or!3inr.l ? If it is we certainly

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WHAT IS THIS ? ?

For you rleptica on our fish ttory of lagt rekhere is another view of the unnamed thingJ. E. Mills carght at Ulithl We stlll sayit ie-mme 6sh.

EX-SHIPMATEO. A. McConnell wrote from the

Fargo Building just before receivinghis discharge. He had just completeda ffve day trip across the country byPullman and expected his final paperswithin forty eight hours. He sendshis best wishes to all the gang.

We grow neither better nor worse aswe get old, but more like ourselves.

can use more of your work. Droparound and see us this week.

Where are the M.A.A.'s during

chow ? That alky isn't that importantis it ? Why don't the M.A.A. knockoff chowline dragging?

"Disgusted"Just who is responsible for the two

hour wait in chow line ? Aren't thecops enforced to stop dragging?

t'Hungrytt

By the looks of the drag line duringchow you'd think some people neverhad a square meal. Good USN baitbut why not stop draggl '-li:,;

-.,

Wanted. one place in noon chornDecember 25 where NO DRAGGIN(,will be permitted.

t'Starvedtt



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PRAIRIE SPORTS REVIEWThe Prairie "Whiz Kids" basketball

team under the direction and coach-ing of Chief Zimmerman have won 25games, lost 2 games out' of.27 engage-ments thus far.

The "Whizzers" tecorded wins overthe U.S. Strategic Bombing SurveY,the USS Piedmont and the USS NewJersev durins the past week'

Thri olav uider thebackboards and

the sc6ririg of Tucker and Palmerhave been outstanding, White directedseveral nifty passes to assist the high-scorins Tucker and Palmer on the of-fenseslTucker took over the captaincyof the t'Whizzers" when CaPtainHenderson, classy guard sPent theweek in sick-bay due to a severe ill-ness. It is hoped that Henderson willsoon return tb the Whizzer line-up.

The PrairiE Divisional BasketballLeaEue is now underwaY and initialsam"es were won bY the 2nd, 6th' 7thind Giants. Of the four league games'the most thrilling was the "suddendeath" overtime game between the2nd and 1st Divisions. The score was

nip and tuck all during the gamean'd ended at 27-27, The two teamswent into a three-minute overtimeneriod and at the termination of the

ireriod the score was again deadlockedat 31-31.

StarsAfter two minutes had elaPsed- in

"-ltuaOendeath" period Rice, 2ndthe "sudden death" Period

ni.'io;^. foruard drilled :

bv a 28-19 score. Palmer was the ?thDivision star with 10 Points and he

also controlled the ball on both back-boards, Scott garnered 8 Points tolead the 5th Division "A" quintet.

noints to lead the lst Division scor-inc. Garcia and Polich garnered 10

an? ? points to lead the 2nd- rlvisioltoints to lead the znd frrvlsron?th Division defeated the 5thhe 7th Division deleated tne oln

Division "A" team in a league game

iiii'i"i"" to"*;rd drilled in -a ni{tvo"""lead two-handed shot back ofioui ciicte to win the ganie 83-31.

Baller and Alvis scored 14 and 9

The Giants won their league,onar frnm the 4th Division bv a 34-

has been

oDener from the 4th Division by a 34-li score. I\tcRae, Jackson, Gilbert andl score. I\[cRae, Jackson, Gilbert andThomas paced the Giants in sc-oring.coring.

the 6thn still-another leag'ue game the 6thvision oaced bv Tucker and Paulsonivision paced by Tucker a

defeated-the 8th Division by a 2l-6

score.All games played in the Prairie

Basket6all League are scheduled forthe Fleet Gym at the Yokosuka NavalBase, Japan.

Classy Officials

The officiating of the league games,s been handled by the following.med men: Carideo. Pasana. Gotti.amed men: Carideo, Pagana,

White. Scott. Fiore, Rice and Ghite, Scott, Fiore, Rice and Garcia.Men who formerly participated in

the Prairie Athletic Program are nowon their way home, are as follows:J. G. Wells, J. Escalanti, R. Frazer,(1st Div.) Chief Griffin, Elias J. White,Wooten, (5th Div. ); Davision (4thDiv.); Romano, (?th Div.); Anderson,Wohlstadter, (Sth Div.); and Mcleod,(9th Div.).

Don't miss a Stateside Draft bv beingin Sick Bay

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KEEP CLEAN

FTFEWELL OLD PALSWith special mention being given to

the men coming aboard we lack spaceto print the names of our shipmateswho left Wednesday, November 14th

fordischarge.

Although we know thatthese ex-shipmates of ours deserve tobe mentioned we feel that it is moreappropriate to list the names of themen who made their departure possi-ble at this time. After all, haven't webeen waiting for these replacementsfor more than a year?

The above picture has been a com-mon sight these past weeks, We hopeto see more of these scenes when wewill be a participant. Until then goodluck to all the men leaving.

WANNA PET-'S Not rvhat you think!

The following is quoted for the in-formation of all hands, relative to petsgoing stateside with their owners.Taken from a clipping from sonreoneshome town newspaper.

"San Francisco-The War ShippingAdministration has made it easv foivets returning on WSA ships to bringpets home."

Listed in the article were the fol-lowing animals which we mav takewith us in to the States. These maybe taken through customs and per-sonal offices tax-free. we gather. andin unlimited quantities. Dogs, gir"f-fes, camels (the kind with hunrps, thisgag is strictly non-commercial), oxen,

:ntelopes (four legged variety only)'horses, deer (likewise, four legged),goats or sheep. On the restricted list,bhese which GI's may not take homeare the following.

Monkeys, Honey Bears (who want'srny kind of a bear around the house).

After reading further, we find thatwe passed out some bum dope in thefirst paragraph. Unfortunately we arelllowed only one camel, ox, or giraffe.

That seems cruel to us. After all whlrbreak up a family, even in the loweranimals ?

'S too bad about the parrots, theywould be such nice company for some-ones mother-in-law.

BIT O' THE BANDYou have all noticed that dignified

gentleman plucking away at the bigbass viol. It is none other than ErwinO. Jones from Fort Dodge, Iowa,Jones with his flying fingers and hairis the backbone of the rythm section.

Jones started on his musical careerin the 4th grade at the age of nine.He started on violin but later in highschool he started in the base sectionalto., Near the end of high school heentered the well known Karlking Mil-itary Band and remained in that untilhe finished Jr. College. After thatJones decided on a teaching careerand so off he went to the Iowa StateTeachers College, where he receivedhis B. A. degree. While at the Univ-ersity Jones was in the dance bandcalled Camous Plav Bovs.

The nexiseven yearfffie-s spdt inteaching High School at Narlan, Iowaas director of the band and chorus.Since entering the Navy, Jones wasassig'ned to schools at Wright Jr. Col-lege and duty at Gulfport, Miss. After

this he again returned to Great Lakesand Washington D.C. to the Musicschool,

'TIS A STRANGE LANDHave you ever been in a Japanese

graveyard? If you have, you will havenoticed that the majority of theirtomb stones aren't over six inchesapart. Each one has a little iup, set-ting on top, to burn incense. If anyone can tell us the reason for thiswe are willing to listen.

When you go to a Japanese'storeto buy a kimono, be sure you say ki-mono and not koimono. Several ofour buddies asked for the latter and

the shop keeper brought forth somekind of a vase.When a man and his wife are carry-

ing' on a conversation with a stranger,the wife always speaks to her husbandbefore speaking to the strrnger.

Have you noticed that the men andwomen use the same restrooms ?

ln concluding a conversation with afriend the Japanese will bow severaltimes.

If there is a crowd standing on thestreet and someone wishes to nass thgwoman will always be the first to stepintotheL

Ad venture: Can-can garters. Comein all thighzes.

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