W is in many ways an atypical Japanese. I can tell you that my kids run to greet me when I get home; they don't run to greet mom, even when she comes home from a several day trip. That's in part because she's in a foul mood so much of the time. I actually talk to them.
Odd thing is she is totally into watching Japanese romantic dramas. Her favorites are the ones about samurai warriors (W is descended from samurai) and their significant others. I don't know what they are talking about, but I can see the eyes. If I really wanted to get her attention I could unplug TV Japan. But I'm not that kind of person.
She leaves her wealthy and priviledged family in Japan and then complains that she is neither wealthy nor priviledged here.
