• alapakala@quokk.au
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    2 months ago

    Japanese consider fruits as luxury gifts More so a gesture to show care, concern, and consideration, as the Melon she gave him, is a millions of yen melon.
    For Australia sensibilities, it’s as she gifted Albanese a yatch🚤. A custom handcrafted yatch.
    If I was in that position, I’d kowtow immediately.
    She even took the time to explain it.

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        2 months ago

        the price isn’t the issue, it’s the delicate dedication it took to produce that crown melon. I am not so sure Australia comprehends the amount of dedication that it takes to produce one of these melons.
        This isn’t a typical melon like watermelons or pumpkins, this was hand breed, hand raised, hand nurtured, environment controlled, etc… This top of the top fruit.
        A Greece equivalence, it’s as if Persephone herself gifts you a sacred pomegranate, or if Xi Jiping hands you an immortality peach.
        It is that grave of a “considerate gesture” she made.

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          2 months ago

          I didn’t imply the price was an issue, I’m just converting to a currency most readers would understand better.

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          If the Japanese spent less time growing one fruit, they might still have an empire. So there’s that.

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            2 months ago

            Now this is an uncouth comment, not dark.
            I’m absolutely certain wanks lost Excalibur to yap.