• NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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    18 hours ago

    I live in Japan and honestly, this is the one time Trump is actually making some sense. If there was ever a time to practice protectionism around a staple food, it sure as hell isn’t when that food’s price just doubled in the span of a few years.

  • SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    I’m sure he’s not hearing that there are a multitude of different rices, and ours is not exactly first pick in a Japanese home.

    • ZDL@lazysoci.alEnglish
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      11 hours ago

      I remember reading¹ a story of a woman who “helped” her (CHEF!) boyfriend by just putting all the rice he had in so many scattered small containers into a single large one.

      She thought all rice was the same. She found out the very hard way that it isn’t. I gathered from the reading that she and he were not together any longer after that.

      (Note: it may sound harsh that he dumped her over this, but she’d asked about it DOZENS of times and was told each time to leave the rice alone. The fact she did it anyway indicates a serious deficiency in her ability to let well enough alone that spells a dire future for any relationship.)

      ¹ For the youngsters in the audience, reading is what we old-timey types did to get information back before everything was an effin’ Youtube, Instagram, or Tiktok video.

      • Cyberwolf@feddit.orgEnglish
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        9 hours ago

        That is 100% a legit reason to leave a partner. I, for one, can’t stand stupid people. Can’t imagine having that as a partner.

  • huppakee@feddit.nlEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    “To show people how spoiled Countries have become with respect to the United States of America, and I have great respect for Japan, they won’t take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice shortage,” Trump wrote, casually insulting the nation with which America has one of its largest trading relationships. “In other words, we’ll just be sending them a letter, and we love having them as a Trading Partner for many years to come.”

    RICE FROM AMERICA. USA! USA! BeSt RiCe iN tHe wOrLd!!!