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Why is Japanese food not as popular as the Chinese?

Here at my office in Dublin, both Japanese and Chinese food are pretty popular.

However, Japanese food suffers the exact same problem as Chinese food here – most people already have a predefined image in their mind what “Japanese food” and “Chinese food” look like.

Clue: It’s pretty different compared to the image in my mind.

(I don’t own all the images below)


When I tell my colleagues that I am going to prepare a Japanese meal for myself…

What they think I’m preparing:

What I’m actually preparing:


When I tell my colleagues that I am going to prepare a Chinese a meal for myself…

What they think I’m preparing:

What I’m actually preparing:

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