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Part of the reason France consumes so much manga is that Francophone countries have sizable home industries making them, allowing a lot of people to read non-Japanese manga. Gateway drug, and all that.
This chapter was a bit of a Japan-fap. I think the reason Americans eat Japanese food at all is the reason we eat any food: we like it so damn much. Healthy doesn't matter; there are plenty of healthy American foods. Besides, a lot of Americans (wrongly) believe MSG to be unhealthy and it's commonly used in Japanese cooking.
This chapter was a bit of a Japan-fap. I think the reason Americans eat Japanese food at all is the reason we eat any food: we like it so damn much. Healthy doesn't matter; there are plenty of healthy American foods. Besides, a lot of Americans (wrongly) believe MSG to be unhealthy and it's commonly used in Japanese cooking.
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