I'll be visiting France soon, so will be able to compare on that front. But I think it is an understatement to say that things are universally smaller.

And on the drinks, even places in Japan that had free refills still gave, at largest, an 8oz cup. Usually, I think they were even smaller. Even getting popcorn at Universal, the bags were large, but nothing compared to what I'd expect over here.

Some of this, I'm sure, is having gotten used to ordering the larges. For a time, it was not unheard of to get a 32oz soda at any given convenience store. May still be normal? I don't know.

(And, of course, this isn't getting in to the sizes of vehicles.)