[quote=Dervish]
Cultural admiration =/= dietary practice. I'm sure there's things about what the Japanese eat that would repulse you and vice-versa. Keep in mind what they see is usually entertainment like movies and what not. They "want to be American" in the same sense a weeaboo wants to be Japanese. You admire a slice of cultural export without exposure to the reality of that country.
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Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for explaining that.