"Turning Japanese"

TOP TEN REASONS HANNAH JANE'S "TURNING JAPANESE":

10) Flushes toilet before using the potty, as well as after (It's considered polite to flush before, during and after going)

9) Claims her teddy bears slippers are her "potty slippers"

8) Knows how to use a Japanese toilet

7) Likes and asks for food many American adults might simply find "icky", including seaweed and squid.

6) Likes and asks for her "ohashi" (chopsticks) to eat icky food.

5) Puts her hand over her mouth when she laughs (Japanese women do this)

4) Has her own onsen basket

3) Asks for "fishy crackers" at snacktime, not the "Goldfish" variety but a Japanese rice cracker covered in dried squid, fish, or scallop bits (which smells as appetizing as it sounds)

2) Takes off shoes when she walks into a restaurant. Good if you're at any restaurant in Misawa, Japan, bad if you're at "Applebees" in Charlottesville, Virginia.

1) Says the Japanese "grace" before eating, "Itadikimas" (E-tah-dee-kee-mas) or as she says it, "Icky Ducky Moss!"