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Eric_WVGG on March 12, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: On the death of my family's dairy farm

I’m told this is one of the chief sources of bemusement regarding Americans in Japan. They think we look like overgrown toddlers

pdonis on March 12, 2019 [–]

At least a part of the difference is genetic: a much higher percentage of Japanese than Americans are lactose intolerant.

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