A lot of Americans know Hi-Chews because they became more popular when Japanese baseball players brought them to the dugout and they became popular with a lot of American teams like how bubble gum was popular thing for players to chew. The first time I drank a ramune drink, it was at a ramen shop, and I hit it off center so the plastic top flew away, and some young teen with his grandparents who were sitting next to be had to open it for me, they were all very nice.