A Peek into Japan's Convenience Stores

Re:A Peek into Japan's Convenience Stores by badrabbit on Sunday June 11, 2023 @02:08PM (#36283917)

Here in the US, while there are plenty of bad convenience stores, I know plenty larger chain stores, especially between cities (buck-ee's in texas!) where I have eaten some of the best tacos, pizza and fried chicken. Having fastfood chains in a convenience store is also common and the bigger ones always have sitting spots. Not to mention love's, flying j's and other truck stops have even more stuff and the clealiness is an issue typically in smaller stores.

I don't get the whole japan's grass is greener sentiment but my observation is that consumers in the US have exactly what they want with this respect.

I'm curious, how hard is it to pay in cash or to get service as anything but a light skinned person in a japan convenience store?

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Re:A Peek into Japan's Convenience Stores by jaipilot747 on Sunday June 11, 2023 @03:09PM (#36284567)

> how hard is it to pay in cash or to get service as anything but a light skinned person in a japan convenience store?

There is close to zero overt racism of the sort you're referring to.

In almost any Japanese customer service situation involving big companies, the smiles and friendly demeanor are mostly a facade for a very transactional relationship.

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Re:A Peek into Japan's Convenience Stores by badrabbit on Sunday June 11, 2023 @05:15PM (#36285769)

Hey, I am honestly asking because what I have seen on posts here on HN imply otherwise.

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