Comments on: In Praise of Foreign Cans http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/ over 5 billion neurons served Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:58:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Caroline Spector http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Caroline Spector Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:32:42 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4724 Barb, Actually, pokari sweat is pretty tasty. Susanna brought some back from Japan. It's actually less sweet than Gatoraide. Barb,

Actually, pokari sweat is pretty tasty. Susanna brought some back from Japan. It’s actually less sweet than Gatoraide.

]]> By: Paul B http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4721 Paul B Sat, 10 Mar 2007 02:11:14 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4721 Ah yes, the Beer Vending Machines of Japan. Just the thing for a thirsty foreigner, no language barrier. It didn't check your age, but there was a last call at midnight since it ceased to dispense beer after that. With diurnal rhythms shot to hell by jet lag, knowing that sleep would be hard to come by, there was a very satisfying "THUNK" as you got one of those big suckers at the witching hour... Ah yes, the Beer Vending Machines of Japan. Just the thing for a thirsty foreigner, no language barrier. It didn’t check your age, but there was a last call at midnight since it ceased to dispense beer after that. With diurnal rhythms shot to hell by jet lag, knowing that sleep would be hard to come by, there was a very satisfying “THUNK” as you got one of those big suckers at the witching hour…

]]> By: LDA http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4716 LDA Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:52:29 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4716 Actually, what I meant was... "Don't think so, but I don't know for sure...' Actually, what I meant was… “Don’t think so, but I don’t know for sure…’

]]> By: LDA http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 LDA Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:49:40 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4715 Don't think so. I've seen the Kanji, which is 'ase' and some compounds: hakkan -- sweat hiyaase -- cold sweat umai ase -- sweet sweat And there's the phrase: 'abura-ase wo kaku' -- to 'break out in a greasy sweat'. [Here's a humorous blog entry on the topic of both Pocari Sweat & Calpis...http://tinear.net/1210/pocari-sweat] Don’t think so. I’ve seen the Kanji, which is ‘ase’ and some compounds:
hakkan — sweat
hiyaase — cold sweat
umai ase — sweet sweat
And there’s the phrase:
‘abura-ase wo kaku’ — to ‘break out in a greasy sweat’.

[Here’s a humorous blog entry on the topic of both Pocari Sweat & Calpis…http://tinear.net/1210/pocari-sweat

]]> By: Steven Gould http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4714 Steven Gould Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:29:26 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4714 Doesn't <a href="http://www.noapologiespress.com/presents/asiandrink/pocari.html" rel="nofollow">Pocari</a> <em>mean</em> sweat? Doesn’t Pocari mean sweat?

]]> By: Steven Gould http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4713 Steven Gould Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:27:07 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4713 Yeah--even Brad's thing is making me a bit leery. Deepresso. When you really need to be depressed. Yeah–even Brad’s thing is making me a bit leery. Deepresso.

When you really need to be depressed.

]]> By: LDA http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4710 LDA Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:13:46 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4710 Steve, if you like ginger beer with a real kick--the non-alcoholic kind--, you've got to get yourself some Blenheim's ginger ale: http://theacf.com/blenheim/ Here's a site on all matter of 'crazy asian drinks' including Pocari Sweat: http://www.noapologiespress.com/presents/asiandrink/ (And "Calpis" is pronounced "cowpiss") Steve, if you like ginger beer with a real kick–the non-alcoholic kind–, you’ve got to get yourself some Blenheim’s ginger ale: http://theacf.com/blenheim/

Here’s a site on all matter of ‘crazy asian drinks’ including Pocari Sweat: http://www.noapologiespress.com/presents/asiandrink/

(And “Calpis” is pronounced “cowpiss”)

]]> By: Barb http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4707 Barb Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:03:34 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4707 I just can't bring myself to try Pocari Sweat. I'm told it's the Japanese equivalent of Gatorade (more or less), but, well, eew. I just can’t bring myself to try Pocari Sweat. I’m told it’s the Japanese equivalent of Gatorade (more or less), but, well, eew.

]]> By: Steven Gould http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4696 Steven Gould Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:35:15 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4696 I'm a big fan of Jamaican Ginger Beer. It has bite. I’m a big fan of Jamaican Ginger Beer. It has bite.

]]> By: Krazmo http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4694 Krazmo Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:06:57 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4694 At one point Exploris, the local kids fun museum here in Raleigh, had a drink vending machine full of soda from other countries. My personal favorite was "Winter Melon Soda" from China, I think. If you ever get a chance, also try Big Bamboo Irish Moss Vanilla soda, from Jamaica. It's.....different. At one point Exploris, the local kids fun museum here in Raleigh, had a drink vending machine full of soda from other countries. My personal favorite was “Winter Melon Soda” from China, I think.

If you ever get a chance, also try Big Bamboo Irish Moss Vanilla soda, from Jamaica. It’s…..different.

]]> By: Steven Gould http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4688 Steven Gould Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:27:09 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4688 LDA sent me this. <img src="http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/biru-jidouhanbaiki.jpg" title="biru jidouhanbaiki" /> She adds: <blockquote>Kirin jidouhanbaiki I ran across in Kyoto. There are no beer vending machines on Okinawa. (I suspect because of the American bases.)</blockquote> LDA sent me this.

She adds:

Kirin jidouhanbaiki I ran across in Kyoto. There are no beer vending machines on Okinawa. (I suspect because of the American bases.)

]]> By: Caroline Spector http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4687 Caroline Spector Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:15:20 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4687 Well, the Dr. Pepper can illo looks like every issue of "Heavy Metal" to me. With slightly less nudity. Getting warm drinks out of a vending machine has to be The Best Thing Ever. Someday we'll be that advanced here . . . Well, the Dr. Pepper can illo looks like every issue of “Heavy Metal” to me. With slightly less nudity.

Getting warm drinks out of a vending machine has to be The Best Thing Ever. Someday we’ll be that advanced here . . .

]]> By: katie cowden http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4672 katie cowden Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:48:24 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4672 i don't know about deppresso, but you can get cold mister boss drinks at most of the asian markets in north austin. the one on airport and lamar is my personal favorite. i don’t know about deppresso, but you can get cold mister boss drinks at most of the asian markets in north austin. the one on airport and lamar is my personal favorite.

]]> By: RB http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4670 RB Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:25:46 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4670 When my old man went to Japan, he came back raving about the beer vending machines! Y'all didn't hit the beer vending machines? When my old man went to Japan, he came back raving about the beer vending machines! Y’all didn’t hit the beer vending machines?

]]> By: Erin O'Brien http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/comment-page-1/#comment-4668 Erin O'Brien Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:11:12 +0000 http://eatourbrains.com/EoB/2007/03/08/in-praise-of-foreign-cans/#comment-4668 I used to want to be BatGirl. Now I want to be a Pepper Chick. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Wait. Do the Pepper chix get motor bikes? I used to want to be BatGirl. Now I want to be a Pepper Chick.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Wait. Do the Pepper chix get motor bikes?

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