MacDonald selling Potato ?

IN JAPAN

There isn't anything called "french fries" in Japan's MacDonalds menus. Instead you will find a word "ポテト”, which is a direct english translation for the word "Potato". Perhaps because they have difficulties translating it into hiragana. Japanese has weak tolerance against spicyness and that explains why they only serve ketchup without chilli. As I don't really fancy ketchup, I have been eating MacDonalds without any sauce since I arrived in Japan 2 years ago....

IN SINGAPORE

Luckily, we still use the word "french fries" for french fries. The only difference is the kind of sauce we have in Singapore. As compared to Japan, Singapore's MacDonalds does provides a great varieties of sauce, e.g ketchup, chilli sauce, sweet chilli sauce ....
Food Reviews, Travel Japan Osaka
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way of counting money & returning changes

IN SINGAPORE

The most common way Singaporeans counts the bills is by folding all of them into halves and count using two fingers brushing the notes upwards. (Too bad, I will find a illustration soon !). If you go to any part of Singapore, most of the vendors will first keep your note and return you the change later.

IN JAPAN

Just as what the Singaporeans are doing, most of the shops in Japan will give you the change first before keeping the note. Perhaps it is a way of politeness and service so that the customers does not need to wait too long for the change. Also, they have a particular "counting money in your face", to make sure you got all your changes. Well, watch the 2nd method of counting in the video, it is exactly the way they count the monies.
Japan Culture 日本生活文化
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Disposal of used items

IN SINGAPORE

When there is something which is unwanted, you can just sell it to the Garang guni man that “patrol” around the neighborhood, who will sounds a bell while on the patrol. The Garang guni man will then examine the used items and will offers you an unexpectedly low price for the goods, which in most of the case we will accept as the used items means not value to us anymore. Perhaps a dollar or two.

IN JAPAN

The scenes are quite different as compared to Singapore. Japan has a set of recycle laws that prohibits it people from throwing off used items unnecessary, especially on electrical appliances. Instead of getting paid for your used items, you would have to pay certain amount of money, considerable high to get rid of it. For instance, a 60cm x 60cm x 60cm mini refrigerator would cost around 2,500 yen to be disposed, while the refrigerators alone cost only 5,000 yen. Weird ?
Japan Culture 日本生活文化
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みんな、元気かい？

もしもし、みんなさん。最近は元気ですか？あまり連絡取れないし。。。そうだね。僕はまだ日本にいるよ、ビザのせいで。。多分七月まで大阪にいると思う。その時まで、是非一緒に遊びましょう。

じゃ、ではジェフリー
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Osaka's Food Culture - Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)

This is one of the food that represents Osaka - Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き）, which is like a cabbage pancake fried over a Teppan (Hot plate). Though the cooking method is the same, there are many kinds of fillings and sauces you can choose from. I went to a shop in Namba with one of my taiwanese friend (Who discontinued her studies and went back to Taiwan) and she was saying that this shop has been around for decades and their cooking style are a bit different from other shops. So let take a peek at their making process...

Osaka Botejyu （大阪ぼてぢゅう）

Making process of a Okonomiyaki

A cabbage mixture is placed on the Teppan as base, and the shrimp on top.

Next, the bacons are placed in, which the cabbage mixture comes in again.

Spreading it evenly, to make sure it looks round & (yummy)

Say 'Cheese!' Close up view of Mr. Okonomiyaki

Last but not the least, an egg is beaten on the top to serve as the crust. Please note that in other shops, eggs are usually not added in. That is why we called this shop a bit of special. Served with shop specialty sweet sauce and Mayonnaise.
Osaka 大阪
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