Ōki to chisai
Quicky: everything is smaller in Japan. Apāto (apartments), kuruma (cars), hito (persons).
Some things are definitely bigger: ringo (apples) and other vegetables and fruits. I suspect genetic engineering… The apple did taste as expected though.
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I later learned that farmers simply let the apples grow bigger. As in: invest more time into them. I’m not really convinced… But what do I know?