“You’re crazy! Food in Japan is more expensive, yes. Especially if you …

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Comment on Bandai Dumps US Anime – “Foreigners Are All Pirates!” by Shippoyasha:

“You’re crazy! Food in Japan is more expensive, yes. Especially if you buy them as INGREDIENTS. You can still have a nice meal out for more or less the same as in the US (maybe a little more for some things; definitely a lot cheaper than in Canada) despite somewhat different sizes in portions.”

That is unfortunately not true. A lot of foods as ingredients are not cheap in Japan. Why do you say?: Because most ingredients in supermarkets come from overseas including a ton of them from America. While Americans/Canadians probably don’t need to worry about the price of food that only takes several minutes of driving to get to. People may think living in America/Canada is high maintenance, but it’s probably even more so in Japan.

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