His parents might have tried to teach him, before giving up. Then again, his parents were not the most conventional. They encouraged individuality.His father was loud and open with his emotions in a society that valued stoicism. His brother was a shoujo manga artist, who excelled at stereotypically feminine activities. Also, denseness ran in the family.

Mayu hesitated before answering. It took a while to think of appropriate words.

"Different culture"