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Shopping a bitty of the kitty in all of us
By - 02-12-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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One of the most popular hobbies in Japan is shopping. Shopping as a hobby? Although shopping includes "window shopping" (you don't apparently have to buy anything to be "shopping"), there is a large contingent of those who purchase such "material" things for themselves.
And it does seem to qualify as a hobby when you consider that people amass large collections of things such as jeans, high heels and sweaters. You could almost consider this hobby akin to hunting when you look at some of the items in the collections: snake skin boots, rabbit fur vests, and cow hide purses.
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The Japan Times Online
By - 02-12-2010 04:10 PM
Originally Posted at: The Japan Times Online
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One of the most popular hobbies in Japan is shopping. Shopping as a hobby? Although shopping includes "window shopping" (you don't apparently have to buy anything to be "shopping"), there is a large contingent of those who purchase such "material" things for themselves.
And it does seem to qualify as a hobby when you consider that people amass large collections of things such as jeans, high heels and sweaters. You could almost consider this hobby akin to hunting when you look at some of the items in the collections: snake skin boots, rabbit fur vests, and cow hide purses.
Read More...
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The Japan Times Online
