Here at my office in Dublin, both Japanese and Chinese food are pretty popular.
However, Japanese food suffers the exact same problem as Chinese food here – most people already have a predefined image in their mind what “Japanese food” and “Chinese food” look like.
Clue: It’s pretty different compared to the image in my mind.
(I don’t own all the images below)
When I tell my colleagues that I am going to prepare a Japanese meal for myself…
What they think I’m preparing:
What I’m actually preparing:
When I tell my colleagues that I am going to prepare a Chinese a meal for myself…
What they think I’m preparing:
What I’m actually preparing:
