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The author of the tweet that inspired the post lives in Japan, and as a first generation Taiwanese American and occasional traveler to Asia one consistent obser
by 2819b 7y ago
The author of the tweet that inspired the post lives in Japan, and as a first generation Taiwanese American and occasional traveler to Asia one consistent observation is that it's much more common to eat out than cook than here in the US. Kitchens are tiny in most stereotypical "big Asian cities" and eating out is cheap and options plentiful.
Point is this trend has been the case in Asia for a long time, and the only reason why I don't think it's really the case in the West is because the cost of operating a restaurant or even food truck is high enough that the cost of eating out isn't as economical as it is in Asia.
- max76 7y agoWhy is it cheaper to operate a restaurant in a big Asian city than in the US?
- michaelbuckbee 7y agoThis is just guessing, but I'd think population density plays a major factor. I'm just eyeballing this list here [1], but Japan is roughly 10x as dense population wise as the US. 1 - https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population_density https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_popul...
- OJFord 7y agoSurely that makes the fixed costs of opening a restaurant significantly higher, not lower?