It used to crack me up when I was in Japan all the ojisan and obasan picking (what looked like) weeds from the roadside - what you call them? Sansai, mountain vegetables.
They were real nice when tempura, didn't look too good at the side of the road though.
I'm in Washington DC, and the last few days has seen a lot of changes and it's all feeling freaky. Gunmen everywhere, helicopters and fighters constantly around, missile launching trucks very visible. What the F?