On Thu, 4 Sep 1997, SHIMIZU KENJI wrote:

> > Um...not to sound elitist or something, but never once ever since I was a
> > little kid, even the first time and without being shown, did I ever have
> > even the slighest difficulty opening any sort of can.  Maybe it's just me,
> > or maybe cans are different in Japan, but it doesn't require extensive
> > training to pull the tab...
> 
>  But it's a bit more difficult to open those "long-cans" and "mini-cans" 
> since they have a harder tab... (might hurt your nail by doing so, if not 
> careful... well, these days, the companies that makes the cans are doing 
> a better job in making the tabs more easier to open... but a few years 
> ago... (they were a bit more difficult to oepn, compared to the large 
> "cold drinks" can... ;_;)
>  (I'm really getting off topic now ^_^;)

True, but I'm talking about the -knowledge- to open the can being simple,
rather than the -strength- to open the can.  It's not hard to figure out,
though Bell-chan might break a divine-nail doing it.

Speaking of Bell-chan, if she were to buy a can of, say, canned coffee
(the short half-can) similar to, say, those they sell in a Chinese 99
Ranch, and a Japanese "mini-can"...would they be the same thing?

(Now how's -that- for squirming back into pseudo-topic? <g>)

With all due respect, I remain,

J. Lan Bellsmith, Lord of Pendragon
Belldandy no Dai'Shinkan
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