This doesn’t mean much to me personally because I’m not much of a soft-drink fan.
But in the early 1980s, Coca-Cola introduced their drinks “Mello-Yello” and “Sprite” to Japan.
I remember seeing both of these drinks when I first came to Japan in 1990 but a few years later they were both discontinued in Japan.
But now Coca-Cola has brought them both back to Japan. They are being sold in their original early ’80s retro packaging design.
I’ve never tried “Mello-Yello“. Just the name and tacky can design make me sure I wouldn’t like it…but I’ve drunk “Sprite” before—it’s not bad.
Do you like these drinks? Are they available in your country?
Tokyo Five 
In Belgium we have Sprite
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Do you like Sprite?
How about “Mello Yello”?
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I’ve never had Mello Yello and only occasionally have Sprite. I’m a cola drinker, I’m afraid. However, it’s not good for me so it’s usually green tea.
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>green tea.
“Real”, actual 「抹茶」 (Japanese Green Tea), I’m assuming.
We visited America a while back and were surprised to see bottles of “Green Tea” in a convenience store in the U.S.
But we were shocked after we bought a bottle and tried it…it was sweetened! Didn’t taste like Japanese green tea at all.
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I just saw Mello Yello the other day and when I reached for it my hand went to lemon tea.
I am also surprised that Sprite was pulled and if I see it I will probably buy it.
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>my hand went to lemon tea.
I don’t drink tea often either (I prefer coffee). But my hand would go for beer! 😉
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I never heard Mello Yello but we do have Sprite…
It’s pretty good, just a little bit too sweet sometimes…
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>a little bit too sweet
That’s why I don’t drink soft drinks very often.
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I wonder why Sprite was pulled. Is there a similar product in Japan? I’ve never tried Mellow Yellow. I do have a Sprite once in a while.
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>Is there a similar product (to Sprite) in Japan?
Yes, I think the Japanese soft drink 「三ツ矢サイダー」 (“Mitsuya Cider“) is similar to Sprite.
Actually, I should say that Sprite is similar to Mitsuya Cider since the Japanese drink is about eighty years older than Sprite.
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>(The American drink) Sprite is similar to (the Japanese drink) Mitsuya Cider
And I think the U.S. drink “Mello Yello” is similar to the Japanese drink “C.C. Lemon“.
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Never tried mellow Yellow, but I like sprite OK.
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>I like sprite OK
Do you drink it often?
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As a teen, I LOVED Mello-Yello. It has a stronger citrus taste than Mountain Dew and used to be one of Coke’s more caffeinated beverages. Coke was phasing it out because their hideous fizzy Gatorade crap was supposed to be the new “thing” to go up against Mountain Dew, but it apparently failed. Now, I’m seeing Mello-Yello making a comeback in the states and I’m happy about it.
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>I’m seeing Mello-Yello making a comeback in the states
Has it been discontinued and recently brought back in America too?
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I like Mello Yello ok. It’s basically the same thing as Mountain Dew. Usually not a Sprite kinda guy, but it’s drinkable.
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>I like Mello Yello ok. It’s basically the same thing as Mountain Dew.
I don’t think “Mountain Dew” is very good.
>Usually not a Sprite kinda guy, but it’s drinkable.
I think it’s one of the better soft drinks…but, as I said above, I seldom drink soft-drinks.
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