Wow. Hello and welcome to the Aborne Japan podcast probably the best way of

knowing about life in Japan without actually being in Japan I'm your

host Chris Borne we're joined as always by England's top Japan

enthusiasts, Mr. Pete Dawson himself. Pete, how you doing? What's going on over there?

Uh, ha ha, well, um, I had no idea we were doing a podcast record. I turned up half an hour late so I'd like to

apologize in front of the Bronze Band Universe and Listenorship to Chris and say sorry Chris I didn't realize because I didn't write down my

calendar properly and also I just needed that little half an hour lie in it's now

seven o'clock in the morning and we're now recording in broadband

broadcast which is fine so to get me up and about I've got some AW root beer

why don't we have root beer in England is it a thing in Japan all that much why don't why isn't root beer in England? Is it a thing in Japan all that much? Why don't why isn't

root beer in every goddamn drinks fountain in every goddamn burger place in the whole of

the UK because root beer is the superior drink.

It is pretty good whenever I go to Canada with Charlotte I always get a barks root beer

different brands.

And that is all right, Parks,

barks to where the action is, but I have an unhealthy addiction to Root Beer.

Wherever I go to Canada, I drink like a ungodly amount and I feel awful afterwards because I

my body's like 90% root beer and sugar.

Well we have like, we have dandelion and burdock don't we?

Which is kind of similar.

But it doesn't have that wonderful sort of chemical sort of medicine

taste to it, which I really respect in a drink. If I had my way, drink that sort of

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