Huh? French food I can understand, though I don't have much of a taste for it, but Japanese food is terrible -- I was there for two weeks. A lot of foreigners are deeply disappointed when they travel to Japan, especially by sushi (though I found a couple of good sushi places). However, by far the best food in Japan is found in Chinese-style restaurants. Chinese food completely eclipses Japanese.
Eastern European food is fantastic. It completely spoiled me and my gf -- we couldn't stand the much-loved Spanish tapas when we went there. And Poles make as good or better pizza than Italians.
And then we went to Asia and found ourselves in a whole different ballgame.
> you can get an _amazing_ meal for cheap in Greenpoint
I completely sympathize -- Polish food is rewelacyjne when you're used to shitty American food.