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The neighboring village to ours last had any outside household move in during the Momoyama era. They view our village with disdain for its collection of immigrants.

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Hahahah. Your village isn’t inbred enough!!

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Argh, we did this once in late May. We have to do it again this coming weekend. One or two guys my age (maybe slightly younger). I'm 52. I never enjoy these things. HAHA! Glad someone does though. More power to you.

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I understand community-building, but you said you volunteered for THAT? You guys are crazy.

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Hahahahah. You kind of have no choice when there are only about 12 homes in the village. We could have said nah, but then be viewed as Tokyo dkheads. Nope—had to do it.

Lol.

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Yeah, I guess you are right. One more reason for me not to move to the countryside.

This said, in our own small way, we take part in our neighborhood's sewer-cleaning drill, which is not as bad as it sounds and only takes 30 minutes.

Now that I think about it, we haven't done it the last two years. I guess it's because our 70-somethings - who are not made of steel - can't be bothered to do it anymore.

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