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> “Those whacky Japanese” is a perennial category of bus-plunge journalism. Perhaps, but this isn't one of those stories. There's a genuinely interesting histo
by Angostura 5y ago
> “Those whacky Japanese” is a perennial category of bus-plunge journalism.
Perhaps, but this isn't one of those stories. There's a genuinely interesting history to how KFC became a Japanese Christmas staple - well, I found it interesting, at least.
- brudgers 5y agoI found it entertaining. But when I finished I didn't have a better understanding of Japan's people, culture, or cuisine. Only a p-hack explained by multi-national marketing.
- kyawzazaw 5y agoI understood that very small $ of Japanese people are not Christians and do not celebrate Christmas before; fast food isn't considered cheap terrible food in Japan (at least American fast food chains) and that they value family time together and created/adhered to a tradition of getting families together on a day they normally wouldn't before since perfect excuse to be with family. That's good enough piece