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Originally Posted by montréaliste
In Montreal, since the mid seventies, they are called "Dépanneurs", or deps by French and English speakers alike. The word Dépanneur refers to something between a helper and a rescuer. When I was a kid in the sixties and seventies, they were called Tabagie which is an erroneous name for a tobacco shop or cigar store. In France, they are called "Tabac" which is straight "tobacco". Tabagie refers to the habit of smoking. A lot of corner stores were also called "Variétés" or variety store.
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Outside of Asia, Montreal is the king of the corner store (Dépanneurs). Every block in the inner city and first ring of pre WW2 suburbs has one. Helps that they sell beer.
In Asia, however, corner stores are everyfuckingwhere. Especially in Japan, where they sell lots of on-the-go meals, in addition to all the things you would expect in corner stores, and much more besides, with far more competitive pricing vis a vis supermarkets, etc.