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Coming from Germany I found it interesting how much the US culture depends on ingesting substances to make you feel better. Be it painkillers or “superfood” or

Coming from Germany I found it interesting how much the US culture depends on ingesting substances to make you feel better. Be it painkillers or “superfood” or other things. That makes the US really vulnerable to all kinds of addictions. As a kid I remember only a few occasions where I took any kind of medicine but today’s kids know a ton about all kinds of drugs and it seems pretty standard to take some.

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baxtr 7y ago
Hmm, makes me wonder if it is in any way related to the somewhat “lost” cooking culture in the states. My roommate in the States didn’t even know how to cook tea or how to boil an egg. And I am really not kidding. Might be a crazy theory but maybe...
- NotSammyHagar 7y ago
  Who can't make tea? Or boil an egg. That's a terrible kind of exceptionalism. I've never seen that in the us.
- tathougies 7y ago
  Lost American cooking culture? I think you'll have to back that one up
clairity 7y ago
as an american, i view such quick-fixes as a form of american exceptionalism and magical thinking. my mother had a tendency to reach for medicines whenever i got sick growing up, and i just found that they didn't usually help much (other than the occasional antibiotic for a bacterial infection). as an adult, i tend to avoid medications, especially for pain. i don't know about superfoods making you feel better. i generally eat what i crave, which tends to be "real" food (fresh meats, dairy, and fruits/veges) more than processed food, although i do still love sweet/salty/fatty treats (but not breads particularly). i don't think we know enough about food and our bodies yet to optimize more than that.