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06-06-2009, 11:49 AM

Original meaning of アメリカンコーヒー is "Light Roasted Coffee" because common coffee in USA was lighter roasted than European one. (This fact was true before Starbucks.)

Most of common Japanese misinterpret American coffee as weaker coffee because it is less bitter than dark roasted coffee.
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