Zさん："Hey Aさん、久しぶり！How are you?"
Aさん：「Well, I live in a small apartment, I have bad posture, and I burn my tongue when I drink hot beverages.」
Zさん："... wow, you really are a cat person."
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Z-san explains: "'small area' is 猫の額 neko no hitai, 'bad posture' is 猫背 nekoze, 'cannot handle hot beverages' is 猫舌. All three refer to 'neko' a.k.a cat."
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