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Why is the same soda sold in the US sold with cane sugar in Kenya, but not in the US? (I don’t drink any soda, except on extremely rare occasions.)

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No surprise. The U.S. doesn't have regulations on the food industry like other countries do. Many chemicals (e.g. pesticides) used here are banned in Europe. I think GMOs are banned there too, but not here.

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Greece bands GMO's. So does France but they use tons of chemicals on the crops! Been to Greece and their food tastes wonderful!

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Yes, I found a big difference in the UK many years ago while visiting.

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I’ve been trying to remember the last time I drank a "soda,’ had this conversation yesterday in Costco where they sell LOTS of sodas — and Coca Cola from USofA AND Mexico, guess which one uses "sugar," - I remember buying a case or two of the Mexican Coca-Cola 20-30 years ago; and that was that. Sin’s mom loves her Diet Coke and I don’t think I’ve seen sodas in son’s house.

Me: I’m a litre of semi sweet honey tea in the morning.

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There are undoubtably many differing regional/international names for carbonated beverages.

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If you compare a regular American coke and a Mexican coke made only with sugar, the taste difference is huge. Mexican cokes are so much better and taste like the cokes I remember from childhood. If you want an occasional coke as a treat, find one that is the Mexican version!

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Lcs is cheaper!

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Same reason you can buy a brand new Ford F350 diesel overseas, with ZERO emission controls

Because tentacles of the blob dont reach that far

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