He looked so happy eating Fast Food!I didn't know where to look for a hamburger restaurant since I can't drive and I don't eat hamburgers. So when he met up with us, we drove around looking for a hamburger place. Atsushi found an A&W, which is really rare in Japan and markets itself as an authentically American restaurant. I didn't have the heart to tell him that the quality is about the same as a McDonald's and the burgers are Japanese-sized in all fast-food chains in Japan. But he was so excited because A&W has Coke Floats, which is about as USA as it gets.
The funny thing is that I don't eat fast food, coke or burgers and he doesn't play Pachinko or smoke cigarettes. Smoking cigarettes seemed to be a prerequisite in that loud, colorful, sad, smoky den of a place. I came away with smoky-smelling hair, ringing ears, no more knowledge of how to play Pachinko than I had when I entered the place, and 5oo yen less.
He didn't like the taste of the Coke float, but he liked that it made a huge mess and spilled all over the edge of the cup. That's what most kids like about that drink. Ha.
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you guys looked like you had fun none the less... i guess thats what matters right? .... ^_^
by the way..you have like my dream job..thats why i like reading your blog from time to time...
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Thanks! I like living here, too.
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I am an American and I have never had a Coke float. Definitely root beer floats but never a Coke float. That does not even sound very good to me. Of course, I am not exactly a typical American (whatever that even means). On the subject of gambling, I have never once wanted to play any sort of slot machine or really visit a casino so I am in the same boat with Pachinko. I enjoy slightly more engaging activities especially if the activity is going to cost me money.
Japanese people tend to hate rootbeer, and Atsushi is no exception. I told him that the authentic thing at that place, if he really wants to go USA, is a rootbeer float. He doesn't like coke either, but he doesn't loathe it. So coke float it was.
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I thought this was a really cute post!
A&W was actually really rare around here too, until they suddenly started making joint restaurants with KFC. Their food is pretty terrible here, so I wonder if it is any better there?
As for floats, I wonder if the ones here have coke floats? I have only known one person that I've seen drink them, and she was a Mexican women, I did not know it was normal? Maybe it is more common in the south (I am in N. California).
My most favorite float ever, was a melon soda float I had in Narita airport, I believe. It was yummy, and I really liked the colors.
Oh man, I remember that A&W in Okinawa...
As an American service member, I feel the need to correct the record on hamburgers. I do not eat meat, but I've witnessed Okinawa hamburgers and have on good intel that among the most American are at Gordies in Sunabe, Chatan Cho. i'm not sure whereabouts on Okinawa you hung out, but near Kadena Air Base it's a huge American-fest, like 24/7. Anyway, it sounds like you enjoyed Okinawa. It's a great place to live!
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