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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by lvturner on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @07:35AM (#26410576)
You’d be surprised.

There was a roaring trade in American coca-cola in Beijing because enough people wanted to avoid the local version. As a non-American, I couldn’t taste the difference, but the imported stuff was 3x the price.

Another phrase I heard often was an irate “This would never happen in America!”

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by notdang on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:50AM (#26411763)
Usually I try to avoid American Coca-Cola and prefer Mexican Coca-Cola. If Mexican Coca-Cola is not available, I prefer not to drink it. While visiting US, I buy the overpriced Mexican version.

And yes, the taste is different, even for Coca-Cola light.

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by Djvacto on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:36PM (#26414454)
From what I know, this is because the american coca-cola is sweetened with corn syrup, while in other countries it's usually cane sugar.

I'm not sure if the corn syrup thing has changed in recent years or not.

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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by notdang on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @01:58PM (#26414724)
AFAIK the Coca-Cola light doesn't have any sugar, so the usual cane sugar explanation does not apply.
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Re:Ask HN: Those who quit their jobs to travel the world, ho... by alisonkisk on Thursday March 11, 2021 @08:27AM (#26423737)
The difference in taste is the glass bottle vs aluminum can or plastic bottle.
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