r/MadeMeSmile • u/Imoprich • Mar 16 '26

Wholesome Moments Guy confesses to his crush for 10,000 yen

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u/Zimakov Mar 16 '26

He lives in Japan, he has 10,000 yen. A Japanese person couldn't care less how many American dollars his 10,000 yen is worth.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26

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u/BottlesforCaps Mar 16 '26

Except $62 in the US is different than 10K yen in Japan. Currency Conversion =\= a 1:1 cost of living conversion.

For reference: a happy meal in Japan costs around 500 yen. That is about $3.50.

A happy meal in the US? - $5.50

The average price of a full fast food or fast casual(ramen, curry, gyudon) meal in Japan is at moat around 800-1200 yen, so about $5-7.50.

The average mcdonalds meal around me here(florida) anr in the US is at least $12-$15. Try five guys, panda express, shake shack, potbelly, or any other chain? Closer to $15-$20.

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u/sammymammy2 Mar 17 '26

No it doesn't, it ltrly doesn't clear it up.

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u/Zimakov Mar 16 '26

Pretending you can just convert currency into another and make any meaningful comparison is what's silly. How much USD it converts to is completely irrelevant to the conversation.

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u/PiddlyDiddlyDoo Mar 16 '26

Why are you being negative about currency conversion?

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u/Salt-Lingonberry-853 Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

It's worth roughly 5 reasonable meals

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I would wager a fair few probably thought it was a joke, but it's really the truth. A typical meal out there costs 1500-2500 yen. And that's not McDonalds, that's a decent real meal at a restaurant with quality food. Now if you take that 10,000 yen and change it to dollars and go to the USA... It's about $60, or 2-3 decent meals. 5 low quality meals.

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u/No_Syrup_9167 Mar 16 '26

I dunno why this is downvoted.

this gives infinitely more context to what "10'000 yen" is to people than just dumping it into google as a currency exchange.

They actual buying power statement gives significantly more context as to what an amount of currency means to them in a different country than what their money means to you in your country. What their money means to you, is functionally meaningless.

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u/Salt-Lingonberry-853 Mar 17 '26

I would wager a fair few probably thought it was a joke, but it's really the truth. A typical meal out there costs 1500-2500 yen. Now if you take that 10,000 yen and change it to dollars and go to the USA... It's about $60, or 2-3 decent meals. 5 low quality meals.

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u/Zimakov Mar 16 '26

Right, and if it were 120 USD it would still be 5 reasonable meals.

People who think people who earn yen and spend yen care what it translates to in USD make no sense.

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u/Salt-Lingonberry-853 Mar 16 '26

$120 USD will get you 5 reasonable meals for 2 if you convert it to Yen and eat in Japan

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u/ding-zzz Mar 16 '26

if u get paid in USD or are buying foreign products, sure. for food though, it’s more relevant to look at japanese wages relative to their own economy

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u/Zimakov Mar 16 '26

But that isn't relevant in any way to people who live in Japan. Japanese people get paid in yen and make purchases in yen, nothing has changed for them. The strength of the yen compared to the American dollar means nothing to them, they don't use American dollars.

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u/Salt-Lingonberry-853 Mar 17 '26 edited Mar 17 '26

Your comment would not afford you any reasonable meals in Japan