The Japanese are easily chilled. They claim that they have a higher core body temperature than the rest of humanity. To this I say "bullshit". My theory is that they're just small and skinny and get cold as a result. Anyway, it had been damn cold by any standards the night before (my mother and I, the Canadians, had met in the middle of the night while simultaneously deciding that it was time to turn on the heat) and Mari was all bundled up.