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C Moon

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6. The last job I had, my manager was from Germany.

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 03:41 AM

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He told me two things about American desserts:
"I hate that spread you have that tastes like bitter salty stuff." (peanut butter). And, "You American's have the worst tasting chocolate I've ever had—those Hershey bars are horrible."

I tasted some chocolate bars from Sweden when I was in 3rd grade, and I was shocked at how good chocolate can be.

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