Soda

I ordered a combo meal from McDonald's with no ice for the drink. The drink felt light so I opened it up and discovered that the already small cup had only been filled up halfway. There must've been some kind of cultural miscommunication. In North America, "no ice" means either "I want a less watered-down taste" or "I want more soda" or both. Fast food employees oblige by still filling the soda up near the top of the cup despite the lack of ice. Here in Nippon, "koori irimasen" means "I want to see how much I'm getting screwed over by ordering a drink." Yes, it's still a rip-off if you buy soda at McDonald's no matter what the country is, but you feel a lot more ripped off here.