When we were kids we’d sometimes yell, “Kumquat!” as a name-calling insult. This changed forever in Wakayama, Japan, when a Japanese couple stretched out picked some kumquats off a tree and handed them to us foreigners—part of the Japanese character.
Picking kumquats in Wakayama, Japan
Kumquats for foreigners.
Kumquat still life
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Love your picture, Bob! Your interactions with the Japanese people surely sounds pleasant. What a life-expanding experience!