Attack of the 50ft Diabetes Risk-Factor
I'd heard that the super-sweet US chain store would be invading Asia soon, and apparently they arrived in Tokyo just as I was leaving in November last year.
It's the Not-Quite-USA
Look at those umbrellas--that's people winding around in line to get into the store! It winds around like a line for a roller coaster.
But: The line wraps around the building!! Not only do you have to stand in line in the rain to get a doughnut, but you have to stand in line in the rain to get a chance to stand in line in the rain to get one!! Wow.
The line was moving pretty slowly, and people leaving tended to have at least one dozen donut boxes (usually 2 or 3) so I assume they were getting goodies for the whole office. It was 10:30 am on a Tuesday, so .. ... or I could be wrong, and Japanese insulin companies are currently a BUY BUY BUY
I'm curious if the wise people at Krispy Kreme adjusted the formula to make the donuts better-suited for Japanese tastes, but I'm not patient enough to stand in line long enough to find out. (At least, in the rain I'm not.)
PS What does that building in the foggy background remind you of? Anything different about it?
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Thanks to midi for getting me off my non-bloggin' butt today.
She did it by showing me this link: How China Destroys Your English. Of course, the author there is using sarcastic humour.. a similar joke could be made about Japan :)
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