Today, the internet connection with Nari was not ideal but we managed to talk about fake news in Japan regarding a toilet paper shortage. Some supermarkets all over the country have run out of this essential product which is domestically manufactured. Even paper towels are in short supply. Nari lives in Nishinomiya near Osaka and Yuriko lives in Miyakonojo in Kyushu. Supermarkets in both areas had empty shelves.
Citizens are afraid that just as there is a shortage of masks due to COVID-19, toilet paper might run out too. Sometimes, it takes a few days to dispel rumors about a shortage.
Nari read an article about George Clooney’s dismay in learning about child labor being used on plantations in Guatemala who pick coffee beans used to supply Nespresso. Clooney has been the face of Nespresso for 14 years and is on its advisory board.
Nari’s questions about idioms were “Getting your feet wet,” and “You wish.”