I can assure you that the weather hasn't changed a single bit. I always joke that the rainy season in northern Germany lasts 11 months and two weeks each year. Plus two weeks when it's snowing. :(

I was under the impression that the northern Hokkaido dialects have something which resembles an L sound. But it's very much possible that I'm completely mistaken; I'm certainly far from fluent in Japanese.

Nonsense. The Japanese have no trouble to pronounce "R" sounds, it's the "L" sound their language is (somewhat) missing.

Can't wait for the letter from the legal department of these science hating fuckers. Feeling lonely.

Mr. Stallman grew up in Tokyo (biggest city in all categories except...) or Shanghai (..proper)? Somehow I doubt this...