Super Market

Hi. I introduce about the differences of the supermarket in Japan and America. There are many differences between America and Japan.


First, in America. I was surprised at all of the size because everything bigger than Japan. And there are many many kind of taste. For example, yogurt, cheese, ice cream, drink and so on. There was many flavor of coke, sprite, lemonade and so on at the place where I went to restaurant to eat supper. When they do shopping, they use only a shopping cart or only a basket. If they are just getting a few things they carry only a basket.  If they are getting many things they use a shopping cart without a basket. And they often use coupons. And they use conveyor belt and a staff when they pay money. 

Second, in Japan. Everything smaller than America. When we do shopping, we use only a basket or a basket and a cart. We put and use a shopping basket on a cart. We don’t use only a shopping cart and we don’t use conveyor belt like America. I think the reason is there are no enough places in Japan.

And almost vegetables and fruit are unwrapped in America. They are put in order finely. and in Japan, almost vegetables and fruit are wrapped but now, they are decreasing. Because it is said that unwrapped is more fresh and garbage decreases in number!

They have to put goods on a conveyor belt by themselves in America. But in Japan, we do not have to put goods on a conveyor belt one by one. We are good only put a shopping basket front the staff.

Most people pay with a credit card, but some people pay with a check or with cash in America. But in Japan, most people pay with cash, I think they are seldom whom pay with a credit card in Japan. In Japan, the credit card is used in order to pay an expensive thing by division.

And shopping bag is free in America. They use vinyl bag or paper bag. But in Japan, shopping bag is not free. We have to buy it. So most Japanese use “my bag” for environment and save money.

I think both of the countries considering about environment. There are good points for both of the supermarkets of both countries and I think that I should absorb each other's good portion also from these.

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