I always found it pretty weird when people would dip McDonald’s chips in their milkshakes, but today it looks like this has been topped by a bizarre new trend that has originated in (you guessed it) Japan.

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It’s called Hamburger Straws and it basically involves getting a McDonald’s meal, taking the burger out of the box and putting it on top of the drink so that the straw goes through. I can’t really see the benefit of this aside from that it looks cute when you take a picture, but nonetheless, it appears to be taking the country by storm:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWz8GBjhs5R/

https://twitter.com/0hs3260b0r5211a/status/889482009277366278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2017%2F07%2F25%2Fhamburger-straws-are-the-hot-new-fast-food-trend-spreading-across-japan-6803527%2F

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW4B3L5F0Xk/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWtoyoYh1Tm/

https://twitter.com/mskota34/status/889464479544627200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmetro.co.uk%2F2017%2F07%2F25%2Fhamburger-straws-are-the-hot-new-fast-food-trend-spreading-across-japan-6803527%2F

Mmmmm, cold burger and grease-flavoured coke. Looks… delicious?

For more ‘Meanwhile in Japan’ moments, check out these outrageous game shows. Never change, Japan.