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minus-squareMoogleMaestrolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49·16 days agoAs someone who has been going to 7-11 more now than ever in the past, I actually kind of hope they succeed in this. The Japanese ownership has made the chain much better than it was prior in the 90s, for instance.
minus-squarebenignintervention@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·16 days agoI would trade every American gas station and convenience store for a single authentic Japanese 7-eleven corndog.
minus-squareRiven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·16 days agoThey’ve already announced that they’re converting a ton of 711s here to be more like the Japanese ones including using the same suppliers. I hope we get it, Japanese conbinis are on another level.
minus-squarebenignintervention@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·16 days agoLet’s tear them down anyway
minus-squaretiredofsametab@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up8·16 days agoFun fact: corn dogs are called アメリカンドッグ in Japanese, which means “American Dog”.
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoBy God you’ve done it. You’ve… Slowed … The acceleration… Yes that’s right you’ve slowed the acceleration of global warming. Maybe.
minus-squarebenignintervention@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 days agoI just miss my corny dogs
As someone who has been going to 7-11 more now than ever in the past, I actually kind of hope they succeed in this.
The Japanese ownership has made the chain much better than it was prior in the 90s, for instance.
I would trade every American gas station and convenience store for a single authentic Japanese 7-eleven corndog.
They’ve already announced that they’re converting a ton of 711s here to be more like the Japanese ones including using the same suppliers. I hope we get it, Japanese conbinis are on another level.
Let’s tear them down anyway
I’m fine with that too.
Fun fact: corn dogs are called アメリカンドッグ in Japanese, which means “American Dog”.
By God you’ve done it. You’ve… Slowed … The acceleration…
Yes that’s right you’ve slowed the acceleration of global warming. Maybe.
I just miss my corny dogs