お菓子とタバコ ― 会話に必要なのは、心の余裕。

In this episode, I explore the social meaning of small gestures—sharing sweets or cigarettes—as tools for human connection. Across Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam, such acts ease conversation and shorten distance. Yet what we truly need is not candy or tobacco, but emotional space—room to talk and listen naturally. Genuine communication begins when we can connect without props.