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Originally Posted by clintjm
All good points.
Most Japanese HAVE to walk or bike a good distance to get to mass transportation... then walk or bike to their place of work on the other side. Repeat for the commute home. Its something you simply HAVE to do. When you have to do it, it is not the same as the US in to putting the time into going to gym or doing some exercises in the living area before you go sit in the car to drive right up to the place of work to go sit the whole day, then drive back home mentally exhausted from sitting in traffic.
This is so true on the Japanese junk food (or drink options) side.... I don't know how they do it. Try to find an Angel Cream like donut in America that tastes as good and isn't the same calorie content. American pastries and cakes always have that artificial sugar after taste ... like american supermarket sheet-cakes or cupcakes...
Interesting trivia... Mr. Donuts used to be an American franchise... if only... if only...
I'm sure its all down to the ingredients the country uses...
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I did find I cycled a lot there. I mean, I live in an area with good cycle links, just as many hills and I have a decent bike but... I hardly use it. I guess it's a mentality thing. In oxford city everyone cycles, the drivers are more aware of cyclists and moreover there's more secure places to leave your bike, so the whole deal is just more convenient. Having come from Oxford, actually, (where a very stout bike chain is the minimum guarantee that at least most of your bike will still be there when you come back), the biddly little locks on bikes astounded me in Japan. Also; bike licenses! Darn good idea! Definitely makes them harder to steal if they come with a pair of info tags that are required by law.
One thing I heard about donuts, as it happens (and I can't validate this in any way) was that Dunkin' Donuts tried to launch in Japan and failed because people found the sweets too sickly. Frankly I'm not entirely surprised, i've tried american candy and I haven't liked much of it (except reeses peanut butter cups). Chocolate especially, seems really grainy with too much sugar and not enough cocoa.