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Americans have a different perception of cheap. Anything not on the dollar menu is considered expensive by a lot of them.
by pastor_elm 8y ago
Americans have a different perception of cheap. Anything not on the dollar menu is considered expensive by a lot of them.
- CompelTechnic 8y agoIn general Americans spend a lot smaller fraction of their paycheck on food than Europeans. I think of this as a feature of the U.S, not a bug. And we're fatter, too, so we get more food for less money!
- VK538FY 8y agoThis is an interesting question because there are significantly different national attitudes towards spending on food, I see it every day. For example, https://www.vox.com/2014/7/6/5874499/map-heres-how-much-every-country-spends-on-food https://www.vox.com/2014/7/6/5874499/map-heres-how-much-ever... Attention, such statistics don't answer all the questions though. Does the average person in country X spend more than in country Y because he wants to spend more, or because food is simply more expensive? That and many other questions. But I take it as a pretty clear sign that there are simply different cultural attitudes towards this spending when I compare the average supermarket in three neighbouring countries like France, Germany, and Switzerland.