
I'll avoid this cultural faupah thanks to a blogger. Mike at
Hunkabutta (sorry, no permalink) has accidently been sending out mail with special stamps reserved for notices of death in the family
Did you know that in Japan there are special postage stamps for New Year's cards which are used only when there has been a death in your family? Guess who's been using these death stamps for all of their regular mail.
I hate to spam misfortune, but I had never heard of
bu shugi no kitte before. It has now been mentally noted and filed for later reference.
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