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I've found that groceries run for and by immigrants have a similar approach. The "experience" Americans crave is revealed to be so vacuous.
by pnathan 7y ago
I've found that groceries run for and by immigrants have a similar approach. The "experience" Americans crave is revealed to be so vacuous.
- Scoundreller 7y agoDepending on where you’re from and how impoverished you were, being able to go to a store full of food, putting one or more of a large sample in your cart, and only pay at the very end, can be quite an “experience”. I’ve observed that this effect can last for decades if your formative years didn’t involve enough food.
- ip26 7y agoThere's a middle ground between a fancy luxury market and flickering green-tinged fluorescent bulbs that always make you feel slightly ill. Signage & organization also serves a function aside from "experience".
- jhbadger 7y agoAlso a lot of restaurants run by (and mostly for) immigrants. They aren't into fancy decor with statues and paintings from the appropriate country the way ones aimed at Westerners tend to be. Cheap tables covered by plastic tablecloths and folding metal chairs work just fine.
- llamataboot 7y agoTrue but even that tends to be driven by a certain 'idea' of authenticity - look at all the restuarants in here that would like to upgrade the decor and food (and prices!) but immediately get dinged as 'in-authentic' when they make those changes https://ny.eater.com/2019/1/18/18183973/authenticity-yelp-reviews-white-supremacy-trap https://ny.eater.com/2019/1/18/18183973/authenticity-yelp-re...