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In "The Breakfast Club"(1984, Shermer, Illinois), Claire (Molly Ringwald) brings out sushi and soy sauce for lunch. None of the other students have heard of sushi, a clear example to the audience of how prissy she is. Why did sushi for lunch= prissy? Was Japanese food not a staple takeout food yet?

by /u/nueoritic-parents in /r/AskHistorians

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