Oshibori manufactured at the client's request. In this case, the towels are often made of a non-woven fiber. "Oshibori" is usually translated as "hot towel". Most airlines distribute hot towels to international first and business class passengers prior to the first meal on long haul flights. The heated towel used in barber's shops to moisturize the skin or beard and make it easier to shave can also be thought of as a type of oshibori. Much of this article was translated from , as retrieved on November 26, 2006. Oshibori An or hot towel in English is a wet hand towel
A language is a dialect with an army and navy A language is a dialect with an army and navy "A language is a dialect with an army and navy" is a quip or humorous adage about the arbitrariness of the distinction between a dialect and a language. It points out the influence that social and political conditions can have over a community's perception of the status of a language or dialect. The adage was popularized by the sociolinguist and Yiddish scholar Max Weinreich, who heard it from a member of the audience at one of his lectures. This statement is usually attributed to Max Weinreich, a specialist in Yiddish