おばちゃんたちのいるところ 👻 (Intermediate Book Club) ・ Week 7

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Week 7 10 December 2022
Story 6
End page 119
Page count 9
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That’s some serious dedication to customer service! Interesting that the incense here is apparently readily available – the stuff in the original rakugo was “limited amount, when you run out that’s it”.

(I have a friend with no sense of smell; he’s written an FAQ about it.)

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That’s what I thought, too - although I would prefer that the sales representative would contact me through usual means instead of suddenly floating in the air in my appartment.

Due to chemotherapy I had lost my sense of smell for a long time and I found it very annoying. I couldn’t quickly check whether food was still good by sniffing it and I wouldn’t notice when something was scorching. I once visited a friend at his home and all the other persons agreed that there was a strong aroma spread by a humidifier, but I couldn’t smell anything even when I stuck my nose into it. On the other hand I couldn’t smell malodors either. I was very happy when my sense of smell finally came back gradually after several months.

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I loved this story! I like the wholesomeness of how much she loved her cat and I also like how it ties in subtly with the other stories we’ve read so far. I could relate to the bit about not smelling stuff cause you’re so allergic, but thinking that going to the hospital is too much of a faff so just settling for over-the-counter stuff and accepting the lack of (orーin my caseーlessened sense of) smell. Reading your posts made me realise that it’s a privilege to be able to make that decision in the first place.

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This story gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling. I have a rather long list of dogs and cats I’d love to have the chance to meet again. It would be so hard to choose.

I used to think that out of all the senses, lack of smell would be the least bothersome. I knew a girl once who had no sense of smell since she was a baby, and she lightheartedly joked about not having to suffer bad smells like the rest of us. But when talking more seriously, I soon realized that lack of smell can even be dangerous - bad smells warn us. I also think that smell may be one of the senses most closely connected to memory. It’s happened to me quite often to smell something in the air and immediately be taken back to a memory in the most vivid way. We have almost no dedicated vocabulary to describe smells, which is surprising, given the wide variety of them, and the emotions or reactions they can cause. I thought it was lovely that the sales representative took the time to describe the smell for her - but rather sad that no one else had ever thought to do so before.

The marketing bit was really funny. You have to admire such dedication to the customer’s needs. I’d definitely give them 5 stars :joy:

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I enjoyed this one too. It was pretty cute. Also, I just about lost it when she 日本語上手’d Tei-san lmao

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