Thanks Kyle for the cereal comment. Glad to see that someone's interested, reading, and contributing. So yeah, cereal is a very good way to go. I mean, it's quick, it's good, and look at the side of the box and you see that you get all these vitamins you never knew existed... you know, those vitamins with a letter followed by a number. Not only that, but it says in one serving you get like at least 25% of all those good vitamins and minerals. And everyone knows that you don't eat just one serving a day. So, it's like stocking up on all the things that you're told is good for you in case you run into one of those "there's nothing in the refridgerator so I'll grab a spoon and just eat a bunch of peanut butter and ice cream" days.
BUT... if you go to supermarket in Japan, you'll see that there's only 6 different kinds of cereal. And for me, 6 kinds of cereal is fine if it's Cap'n Crunch, Honey Bunches of Oats, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, Frosted Shredded Mini Wheats, and well, i can't think of another. But no. In Japan, it's 4 different kinds of corn flakes, some chocolate ringed cereal, and something else i've never seen before. 4 DIFFERENT KINDS OF CORN FLAKES! What a waste! Plus, the boxes are half the size but still cost about $4-5 a box.
I tried to explain cereal to a Japanese person once, and he said, "Oh, you mean corn flakes?" Can someone reading this please send me a digital picture of your local cereal aisle? We must educate these Japanese people! Knowledge is power! If possible, please make it so that I can get it developed into a 3" X 5" pic. Send it to hopping_keroppi@hotmail.com .