"John W." <worthj1970@yahoo.comm> wrote in message 
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> AABNE wrote:
>>> I'm pretty sure the same agency also did the parallel "cost of living 
>>> for a
>>> Japanese expat in Paris"
>>> Natto : Tokyo 60 yen, Paris 300 yen
>>> 100 g of Japanese rice :  Tokyo 80 yen, Paris 400 yen
>>> A yuzu lemon  : Tokyo 100 yen, Paris 500 yen
>>> etc.
>>
>>
>> It's interesting though that in the case of a Big Mac, one would think it 
>> was biased towards australia because of our low beef prices, and japan's 
>> (alledgedly) outragous beef prices.
>>
> But as Jason points out the survey doesn't take into account portion sizes 
> (which I've found are smaller in Japan across the board), and it also 
> doesn't factor in marketing decisions (such as lowering the price of an 
> item to attract customers).
>
> John W.
>
If you're American you'll find the portions (and the seats) smaller 
everywhere, not just in Japan.