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An expensive necessity
One of the main "problems" being a Swede living in Japan is access to good coffee. Swedes are rated top 6th in the world in coffee consumption whereas Japan is only #41 (yes, we all know that it's "a tea country"). This means that the general quality of the coffee in Japan is less than great and still it costs twice as much as in Sweden (and that's even though Japan has a much lower tax on coffee!). When I do find good quality coffee beans at a reasonable price I feel like celebrating :)
Chidoribashi, Osaka, Japan
[slightly cropped]
Statistics from:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consump...
An expensive necessity
One of the main "problems" being a Swede living in Japan is access to good coffee. Swedes are rated top 6th in the world in coffee consumption whereas Japan is only #41 (yes, we all know that it's "a tea country"). This means that the general quality of the coffee in Japan is less than great and still it costs twice as much as in Sweden (and that's even though Japan has a much lower tax on coffee!). When I do find good quality coffee beans at a reasonable price I feel like celebrating :)
Chidoribashi, Osaka, Japan
[slightly cropped]
Statistics from:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_coffee_consump...