Word of the Day: Rustic
Today’s word, rustic, is quite similar in meaning to the word quaint.
Regular readers of my posts may remember the word quaint from December 16, 2017.
If you don’t recall the word, you may want to click on it to refresh your memory.
Anyway, these days simple, unfinished and rough things, such as furniture, homes or even fashion, seem to be popular.
All of these things are related to the countryside.
As you can see in the picture, modern electronic devices are sitting on a somewhat rough and seemingly unfinished table, which gives off a feeling of rusticness.
In Japan, some people prefer to purchase an old Japanese style house (minshuku) instead of the more modern-day versions even though old houses are much colder in winter.
They prefer the rusticness of the houses I guess.