> "Is obassan in?"

obasan, I think
(or it might be better just to translate it?)

Depends on which he means, I assume he's referring to Cologne, but....

Obaasan= Grandmother, or a respectful address to an elderly woman.
Obasan= Aunt, or a respectful address to a middle-aged woman (assuming you 
are younger)

It may be better just to translate it, I for one am very particular about 
romanizations for this sort of thing, since the extra vowels make a big 
difference. Another favorite to leave out is the extra "i" in Oniisan. 
Onisan would be "Mr. Devil/Demon/Etc." while Oniisan is elder brother, but 
even I have to admit I like using (o)niisan, since it flows much better off 
the tongue than elder/big brother does.

Apologies for my digression, but I thought it might be helpful for those on 
the list not familiar with this.

SoulDrake

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