That I got. I thought there was another pun in the third panel.

ok but what’s the pun?

What about other gigantic industrial nations like Canada and Australia?

I don’t get it

Nothing to do with Pokémon though

I‘d guess minimal change across the globe considering it’s still outlawed almost everywhere.

who’s that?

eh so definitely not Germany then

The book industry providing strong market segments for women has not much to do with the video game industry.

What’s an A record?

The one is for male gaze, the other a male power fantasy. None of this appeals to women.

East Asian games are the worst offenders though.

Loanwords can change meanings after borrowing. “Pasta” in German and English refers the Italian specialties, while pasta in Italian means any kind of noodle and even some dumplings. “Noodle” kept its meaning in English from German nudel / Dutch noedel.

English is not my native tongue, but going by Wikipedia (written by native speakers I hope) “noodle” does in fact refer to a lot more than “long thin strands”, as does the source words nudel (German) / noedel (Dutch) in their respective languages.

Pasta is a class of noodles. Udon and spätzle are also noodles, but they’re not pasta.

That’s how it also started, with time-sharing terminals because hardware was way too expensive.

I don’t know about the US, but the parents of my peers (East Germany) recalled that the fathers were actively discouraged to enter the delivery room.

ok how can I watch anything then?

A seven year old iPhone I got very cheap.

I hope by “CDs” you mean CDs bought directly from the artists.