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O Father Young People Nowadays Hopeless High School

English My father said, “young people nowadays are hopeless” when he saw that high school students didn’t give up their seats to the elderly on the train.
Japanese 電車でお年寄りに席を譲ろうとしない高校生を見て、父は「近頃の若者ときたら、困ったものだ。」と嘆いていた。
Level N1
Meaning when it comes to…; concerning…
Romanized densha de otoshiyori ni seki o yuzurou to shinai koukousei o mite, chichi wa chikagoro no wakamono tokitara, komatta mono da to nageite ita.
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