A Japanese Tune?

Just a short sketch from life here in Japan. Hope you enjoy it.

Our little neighborhood supermarket tends to be busy, housewives bustling, kids in their carts, a veritable center of daily commerce gleaming under the ruthless fluorescent lights. So I suppose it was somewhat out of place the other day when I started laughing.
( hiding the details . . .  )

When we write, we learn about ourselves.