A young man and a woman are having lunch together, sitting at the table to my left at the diner where I have lunch very often. The man is Japanese, and the woman is Korean. I’m surprised that they are communicating with each other using a translation app on their smartphones. The man speaks Japanese, and the woman speaks Korean. Every time one of them speaks, the other looks at the smartphone and checks the translation. Their conversation takes longer and proceeds at a slow pace. I think that they speak a little English too. They are completely absorbed in each other and have no idea that I’m writing about them.  (111 words)

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