Off-topic: What one Japanese does with his hot coffee

[Beverly Flanigan]

My Japanese colleague added his own joke:  Be sure to buy an asbestos glove
from the machine next to the coffee!

At 04:16 PM 3/14/00 -0800, you wrote:
>For those of you who are curious - I asked a Japanese co-worker (in Japan)
>what
>the Japanese do when they get the hot coffee can from the vending machine (it
>still makes me giggle).  His reply:
>
>Well, I usually do one of followings:
>
>      Pull sleeve towards fingers and use it as glove.
>      Put a can in pocket (or bag)
>      Juggle until a can becomes not too hot
>
>I prefer to juggle to make my hands warm because usually it's cold outside
>when
>I want to have a hot coffee :-)
>
>------------
>
>I feel better now.
>Andrea