The very model . . .

I would decribe life in Japan currently as like a scene from Pirates of Penzance.
People are being oh-so-friendly in their attempts to talk to me but most conversations seem to consist of the same topic ad norsium . . . consensus seems to be, like so many times before . . . soooo let us talk about the weather!

Every second word I hear is あつい (hot) or さむい (cold) . . . and as if to emphasise the matter, on Monday Sakoda Sensei went into an indepth explanation about the different uses of the words available for the full spectrum ranging from hot to cold when talking about atmospheric, body, water and foodstuffs temperature. At least I will be well prepared for polite conversation.