By Paddy Dinham For Mailonline. Although most couples have experienced a long and awkward period of silence after a row it is unlikely to compare to a husband and wife who have not spoken for two decades - but continue to live with each other. Otou Katayama, from Nara, southern Japan, continues to live with his three children and wife, Yumi, who perseveres in making conversation with him but has only ever received a nod or a grunt in response for 20 years. The Japanese couple's silence was revealed by their year-old son Yoshiki, who wrote into a TV show asking them to fix the situation as he had never heard them have a conversation.
Bitter husband finally talks to his wife after 20 years, report claims
Otou Yumi: Japanese Man Didn’t Speak To Wife For 20 Years
Thus, the Daily Mail and the Sun are happy to report on what they are saying is a true story of a father-of-three from Nara in southern Japan, who has continued to live with his wife despite only ever responding to her attempts at conversation with a nod or grunt. The drive to cover it at all is based on this being viewed as a strange but harmless story of the ups and downs inherent in marriage. Nowhere is time given to ponder what, if this story is genuine, would be the grim reality for a woman who was treated like this. Neither is there consideration of what levels of emotional resilience had been worn away to make her remain with a man who grunted responses to her despite them raising an , and year-old. Or to consider the emotional impact of the children seeing their father demean their mother in such a way. The story is instead presented under the jokey headline The Incredible Sulk , without understanding the irony of this pun, with its allusions to explosive rage and violence, and relying on tired gendered stereotypes of the miserable husband and long-suffering wife.



A man who didn’t talk to his wife would not be funny. He would be an abuser
How long can one go without talking to their loved ones, especially if you are living under the same roof? Well, as strange it may sound, but a Japanese man did not talk to his wife for two decades! Yes, Otou Katayama did not engage in a single conversation with his wife for 20 years, though his wife, Yumi talked to him normally.
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too fast too bad they quit doing the live shows Tommy is fucking hilarious.
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