Randomly, and because I think friendshipper will be amused: you'd mentioned that the Japanese were using Obama's speeches as "background music" in dentists' offices and such? Well, last time I went to my local bookstore, guess what they were playing in the loudspeakers?

Yep. I'm in a bookstore in Saiin, Japan, and what I hear is the President of the US speaking. It's a cool world, after all. ♥