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[6sphoenix]

Supermarkets, being an American tradition, weren't around in Japan until they started to try to Americanize themselves. Before supermarkets, people tended to use general terms like "the fishmonger's" (魚屋 sakana-ya) or "the butcher's" (肉屋) or the "produce market" (八百屋 yao-ya), referring to local, independent, un-branded businesses. When the

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hi!

[star_light_]

i was reading laurels livejournal friends list and saw this

Im julia Batchelor, dont know if you remember me or not

anyway, just being random and saying I usually say im going to the grocery store, or just the store in general... :o)

[thatsthefunkyo]

Or we may say that we're going to Farmer Jack...because that is where we are going. I don't say that I'm going to Farmer Jack or Kroger when I'm going to Sav-a-lot. I don't say that I'm going to Guitar Center when I'm going to Westland Music. It may just be that people like to be specific. In fact, I know that that is the case