Comments on: On Eating French Fries in Japan | フライドポテトがたべマス http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/ A New England Expat in Japan. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 22:52:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: On Making Ice Cream Out of Plastic in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-1270 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:35:15 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-1270 [...] an American, it never made much sense to me until I started reconsidering my own approach to food. There’s a bit of a “mindful eating” craze going on in America – at least according to [...]

]]> By: superhappyawesome http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-535 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:23:39 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-535 I think Japanese have some guilt over not finishing portions–when I don’t finish my rice at school, I get looks and even admonishments to Mottanai, yo! But there is definitely less guilt over general food wastefulness. I REALLY agree with what Keegan said–there seems to be a strong American focus on value and bang for the buck. Americans want to be sure that they are getting the most possible food for their dollar, which is why the psychotic portion sizes of places like the Cheesecake Factory are culturally acceptable. That, combined with the long term conditioning to “clean your plate” is a deadly combination.

I think Japanese portion sizes are a major part of it, and I also agree with what another commentor below mentioned–foods seem to have less preservatives and additives. High Fructose corn syrup is not in Every. Single. Thing.

Well, this is already longer than I meant, but I could go on forever on this topic…

]]> By: On Being the Fattest | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-528 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:08:01 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-528 [...] the scale for men, at 85 centimeters. Some readers in particular may be tired of hearing this, but I’ve lost a lot of weight in Japan. When I mentioned to a coworker that I was at the top of the weight scale, he responded with an [...]

]]> By: A Link For Hungry Japanese Learners… | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-519 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:12:10 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-519 [...] If you are starting out in Japanese, check it out. And if you want to read more about restaurants in Japan, you can check out my old posts on dining out in Japan or on Japanese food culture. [...]

]]> By: On Not Walking While Drinking Soda in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-443 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:58:59 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-443 [...] 1: “We just worry that you aren’t enjoying your food,” one friend told me. “If you are walking while eating, I just wonder why you don’t wait to [...]

]]> By: On Japanese Convenience Stores | コンビニ | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-365 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:47:53 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-365 [...] shocking is the array of fresh salads, sushi and sandwiches lining the outside walls. I’ve written about it before. I get onigiri, a salad and a sandwich, sushi or noodles every weekday and always feel pretty good [...]

]]> By: Julie H http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-152 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:42:23 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-152 You hit this right on. It’s this and the amount of walking one does in Japan. They basically are a pedestrian society in the bigger cities. I was just in Tokyo for ten days and I could tell the difference. I think also the food in Japan that is made there has way less preservatives and additives. I noticed an over difference in how I felt physically.

I live in California but in an area with Japanese and Asian markets. I love eating the food they have but the price is higher than in Japan. It’s too bad the attitudes here are so different. The US became a nation where fast food and pre-made meals are the norm and marketed like there isn’t any other choices.

I’ve only been to Japan a few times but boy do I miss their attitude towards food.

]]> By: On Being Illiterate in Japan | 馬鹿外人 | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-122 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:43:43 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-122 [...] there is no need to learn Japanese, coming to Japan won’t teach you Japanese by osmosis. (Losing weight, yes; speaking Japanese? [...]

]]> By: Zach http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-114 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:37:26 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-114 Guilty but owning it: This was the first full entry I dove into and read all of without skimming around (sorry, I’m just bad at blogreading, period). That said, I fucking loved it. Will pass on. On to finish the Mad Men jam.

]]> By: Laura http://thisjapaneselife.org/2010/11/15/on-eating-french-fries-in-japan-%e3%83%95%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%89%e3%83%9d%e3%83%86%e3%83%88%e3%81%8c%e3%81%9f%e3%81%b9%e3%83%9e%e3%82%b9/#comment-111 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:29:13 +0000 http://thisjapaneselife.org/?p=254#comment-111 Lucky you! I gained a few pounds upon coming here because I ate the school lunch every day. All that rice. I did want to ask you the other day if you’d halved in size but I didn’t want to be awkward, so now I’ll announce that I noticed in another public forum. :)

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