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shaayecanaan

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1. this was featured quite a lot in the Japanese media

Reply to Bonobo (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 05:13 PM

Apr 2014

The kid in question did an interview where she didn't blink or shed a tear. The wife was very dignified as well. No one felt the need to blame the father for starting out in the journey without enough juice in the tank or abandoning the vehicle. It showed

They have terrible snowfalls in that part of Hokkaido. The two of them reached a storehouse but it was locked and when the father gave his jacket to the kid he became hypothermic very quickly.

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this was featured quite a lot in the Japanese media shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #1

Perhaps you are thinking of some other interview? Bonobo Apr 2014 #2

Whoops... shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #3

Yeah, I imagine that would get old fast. Bonobo Apr 2014 #4

In fairness I was probably inebriated at the time... shaayecanaan Apr 2014 #5

Glad to be the 5th rec. nomorenomore08 Apr 2014 #6