I love going to the supermarket here in Japan. No, it's not because I'm happy to get food to fill my fridge. It's because of the people I see there. Specifically, the grown men who loiter around the aisles without a shopping basket or cart. It's given that anytime you go to the supermarket, you'll find at least 10 men walking around with the most expressionless face, starring into the distance, not even looking at the products the supermarket is trying to sell. They never have a shopping basket, and just by watching them for a few seconds, it's pretty clear that they have no intention of shopping for food. What's incredible is that they all have the same posture. Staring out beyond the distant walls like they're trying to figure out if someone's watching them from the other side, slightly hunched over, and almost always with their hands folded behind them. No doubt they came with their wives. The ones who look like they're all by themselves were probably dragged over by their wives. But the ones who are with their wives... they're the interesting ones because it kinda looks like they're inspecting what their wives are choosing to by... like they're giving their stamp of approval. But in a way that doesn't go against the "rules" I just described. Glancingly, without much effort, they'll see what was chosen, and if they approve, they say nothing... continuing to look beyond the walls. If they don't approve, some put the product back onto the shelf, some will say a few words to their wives, but the purists make a quick "look" to show their opinion, all while not saying a word. I think it's all absolutely incredible.