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No offence intended but it´s old news to the world that a lot of Americans consume horrible trash food and drinks every day until they become morbidly obese and worse. It´s in fact one of the most commonly known stereotypes about the USA. So there is really nothing on the picture a euro mind could not comprehend, more like the contrary.
Behold, the Euroslave, uncomprehending of what real freedom looks like.
I bet they would object to all the unnecessary preservatives that enhance the flavor, too.
/S
I had to add the /s because there are clearly people that don't understand humorous statements around here. Six of them at the moment.
Real freedom is dying of a heart attack at 30
You haven't really lived though until you've survived at least one heart attack and live with debt collectors at your back for all the medical debt you've incurred. THIS is the real American dream. Also diabetes.
... while rolling coal
Live fast die hard 🦅
I automatically downvote any comment with /s because it shows the person doesn't understand how sarcasm works.
Ok. /s
That is a reasonable attitude. /s
Obesity rates in Europe are catching up. Especially in Britain. California is leaner than most of Europe. It’s definitely not all skinny in Europe and all fatties in USA. It’s regional.
Yes, thanks to americanisation and food imports from the US
That's on you. If you don't want it, don't buy it.
Oh I don´t but most people are too unconscious about what they eat to protect themselves from the food industry, as you might know.
Lol this has to be the silliest take I've seen.
"The Americans made us fat!" Like there's an American sitting behind you with a riot stick, tapping their hand with it menacingly..."eat this shitty food you imported and no one forced you to buy, or else I'll whack you in the head!"
Are seriously calling the idea that introducing dozens of american fast food chains into a society, will increase average body weight and unhealthy eating habits a silly take? Please elaborate how that is a silly take.
It's silly because it has been widely known how terrible the food is for you. Just because a bunch of rich assholes dangle fast food in front of y'all doesn't mean you have to eat it. No one is force feeding you, so stop blaming Joe Schmoe from Arkansas because y'all don't have the self control to consciously eat healthy. If anything, it just proves the opposite of the lazy American stereotype: everyone is lazy given the option to be.
You seem to assume that everyone is always making exclusively conscious decisions about everything. I think you severely overestimate the ability of people to make conscious decisions. Are you not aware that companies have been systematically lying to consumers for decades? That they are using psychology based advertising, to manipulate consumers into buying things that are bad for them? I certainly don´t believe everyone is that smart and conscious about what they are doing all the time.
"Catching up" in the same sense that a baby is "catching up" to Usain Bolt when it learns to walk.
~~bad~~ good news buddy
There are still some things to unwind here. Breakfast pizza, dirt cheap "meal", advertising "mega" for what appears to be a normal sized slice.
4$ for a slice of pizza and a drink is dirt cheap ? I get the whole pizza for twice that in eu excuse me wtf
Yes but do you get a gallon of delicious corn syrup drink?
This appears to be a Casey's gas station. Caseys is known for having pretty decent pizza and being in every tiny town dotted across America (plus being open very late/early if not 24 hours). By memory the pizza is priced at $3-4 per slice. Sure you can buy a $3 frozen Jacks pizza but it won't be as good.
It's worth remembering that fountain sodas cost next to nothing for businesses. It's just flavoring syrup, water and a big bottle of CO2 to carbonate the water packaged up in a semi-automated self-serve machine
I think it's worth noting that the pizza I'm mentioning in eu is a oven made one, not a frozen anything A whole pizza, for like 10-12$ converted in €
You can get a whole pizza for that price in the U.S. too. Less even. Just not at Casey's.
I've got to ask, seeing as it's an U.S. pizza - is it ACTUAL pizza, or the usual cardboard with pepperoni on top your country seems to love?
I don't know how to answer that.
It may be shitty pizza, but it's our shitty pizza.
You don't even get ice in your drinks, you can't compare. And $12 is 3x that price and I'd have to pay for water in the EU
You never pay for water in most of EU, but ok
I've never been given free water anywhere in the EU and I've been to a large number of the countries. You are high as fuck if you think they aren't charging for water. One of the many reasons I hate Western Europe, but certainly not the only one.
Yeah, sure kid
Typical Eurotrash response
In the EU you'd also get REAL pizza, as opposed to cardboard with fake 3rd rate meat on top.
It's funny how you think all pizza in the US is from Pizza Hut.
You do know the US food culture and depth of quality dwarfs whatever country you are from, right? That's the problem with so many Europeans. They don't understand the size of the US. You can't grasp the fact that just one of our fifty states can be more diverse than your entire country. Even the largest EU member is smaller than Texas, just one of the states.
"US food culture" is a melting pot from which about half of it is originated from Europe, the other half from other parts of the world.
You should be wary trying to school other people about culture when your country is 500 years old, I'll just ignore you now, because "eurotrash" is the only thing you're gonna be able to muster as an answer anyway.
Yes, because that's what you are, Eurotrash. Trash like you is so common in the Internet because that's the only place you can feel powerful and in control of your life. It's painfully obvious to everyone.
You should be be wary of trying to school other people when you live in a tiny shithole country and think you compare to a country the size of the US.
So what's England's excuse, then?
Excuse for what, their "food"? That stuff is a war crime and can not be excused.
Idk, maybe that most of the western food supply is owned by a select few conglomerates that have an interest in getting you to buy a ton of product and make it as addictive as possible? That's my guess.
My visit to London a few years back showed me that Englishmen eat bad food, but not unhealthy food. Did I miss something or is it just London?
Scottland and Northerners love anything greasy, from what I know. Even deepfried butter.
They've got a lot of obese people over there too.
They eat beans on toast for breakfast. They have no say in this matter.