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Japan's Angriest Convenience Store Revealed

Abroad in Japan

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Japanese Convenience Stores Are in Trouble as Foreigners

A convenience store in Osaka posted a sign on the steamed bun display case. Despite being written entirely in in Japanese, it is addressed to foreigners and reads two foreign customers. Corre means this and kurtisai means obviously means thank you, please. Christopher: It sounds very much like the Japanese people are on board with the foreigners difficulties about saying what they want. But I had no idea that Corre was particularly rude Christopher.

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